Roadside bomb explodes near national guard patrol in Tunis, no casualties
Iran Press TV
Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:39PM GMT
A roadside bomb has gone off near the Tunisian capital exactly at a time when National Guard was patrolling the area, without causing casualties.
The bomb blast occurred near Mhamdia town, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Tunis on Wednesday.
“This section of road is well-known for its 24 hour a day patrolling by the National Guard, and the bombers were aware of that,” Mhamdia guard commander Mohamed Jouhri said.
As recently as last week, a police officer was injured after a bomb planted under a car exploded in la Goulette in northern Tunis.
At least eight Tunisian soldiers were found dead with their throats cut following an attack by militants in a mountainous region known as Mount Chaambi, southwest of the capital, near Algerian border on Monday.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Tunisian officials lay the blame on Salafi terrorist groups.
The grizzly killing of Tunisian soldiers also sparked protests in the nearby eastern city of Kasserine, where demonstrators called on the government to resign.
Meanwhile, the July 25 killing of Mohamed Brahmi, the leader of the left-wing Popular Movement party, led to nationwide protests across the North African country, with protesters calling on the government to step down.
On July 29, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki called for national unity among all political parties in the country.
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