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Tunisia extends emergency state for 2 more months

Xinhua, December 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi announced Tuesday that the nationwide state of emergency will be extended for two more months.

On November 24, a terrorist attack shook the capital Tunis, killing 12 presidential security guards, and another 20 individuals were injured in a suicide bombing targeting the bus transporting them.

Subsequently, a nationwide state of emergency was declared.

In an official statement, the presidency announced that the state of emergency will remain until February 21. Endit