Tunisia pays the price both ways

Yesterday’s terror attack in Tunia shows the country that gave birth to the Arab Spring four years ago is paying the price for events before and after that earth-shaking political development. The democratically elected government is struggling to deal with both the hangover of the deposed Ben Ali regime and the new wave of jihadism […]
Tunisian intelligence knows one of the Bardo terrorists

Tunisian authorities know at least one of the two gunmen killed after slaying 19 tourists and others in the capital yesterday. There has, however, been no claim of responsibility for the worst terror attack the north African country has seen. Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid says his intelligence had flagged Yaasin Labidi who died along […]
Tunisia deals with more brazen jihadis

By Jean-Jacques Cornish Yesterday’s terror attack in Tunia shows the country that gave birth to the Arab Spring four years ago is paying the price for events before and after that earth-shaking political development. It has dealt a body blow to the fragile democracy in that country. President Beji Caid Essebsi has declared a war […]
South African among Tunis terror victims

Tunisia’s interior ministry’s confirming that a South African is among those killed in yesterday’s terror attack in their capital. He says there are also South Africans among those wounded by AK 47-wielding militants at the Barda Museum in central Tunis. ends intro Tunisian authorities have not named the South African victims of yesterday’s attack that […]
More arrests following Tunis terror attack

Five more people are being by Tunisian authorities after yesterday’s terror attack in their capital left 20 tourists dead. That puts the number arrested at nine. African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says the killings underline the need for greater cooperation among African nations to fight terrorism and violent extremism. The continental body’s condemned the […]
International community deplores Tunis terror attack

There’s been international condemnation for yesterday’s attack in central Tunis that left 19 people – mostly tourists – dead. The Tunisian government, commended for its swift response, has declared a war on terrorism. ends intro Tourists from Poland, Italy, Spain and Colombia are among the dead at the Barda Museum next to Parliament in the […]
Four arrests follow Tunisia terror slayings

Tunisian security authorities have arrested four people in connection with yesterday’s slaying of 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, in the capital. Two of the terrorists were killed by police clearing the Bardo Museum. It appears those arrested either fled the scene or played a supporting role. The names of the four people arrested haven’t been […]