Soldier opens fire at Tunis base

A Tunisian soldier is shot dead after opening fire on other troops at a military base in Tunis, the country's defence ministry says.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Jun

Give me friendly fire any time? But not military fire, please!

No doubt acting out of curiosity, a reader emailed to ask me what the heading to this column, ‘Friendly Fire From Yesteryears,’ is intended to portray. How can fire be friendly, the fellow asked - perhaps bearing in mind such episodes as the Great Fire of London in 1666!

 

10 years ago

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Tunis gunman 'known to authorities'

One of two gunmen who carried out an attack that killed 19 people at a Tunis museum was known to the authorities, Tunisia's PM says.

 

10 years ago

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Third Tunis attacker 'on the run'

A third attacker is still "on the run" after the deadly Bardo Museum killings, Tunisia's president says in a live TV interview.

 

10 years ago

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Tunis museum to reopen after attack

Tunisia's Bardo Museum is due to reopen less than a week after gunmen killed at least 22 people, mostly European tourists, in the capital Tunis.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: 'I was shot in Tunis attack'

Tunisia's president has urged Tunisians to unite to fight terrorism, two days after an attack on the Bardo museum in the capital Tunis killed 25 people, mostly foreign tourists.

 

10 years ago

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Tunis 'militant hideout' stormed

Tunisian security forces storm a house in a Tunis suburb to end a stand-off with armed militants, killing six people, officials say.

 

10 years ago

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Footage shows Tunis museum attackers

The Tunisian government releases footage showing two gunmen walking through the Bardo museum during the attack that killed 25 people on Wednesday.

 

10 years ago

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Italy alarmed by Tunis migrant suspect

Italy is alarmed that a Tunisian suspected over the Tunis museum massacre in March entered by boat with other migrants, James Reynolds reports.

 

9 years ago

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Blast hits state security bus in Tunis

Explosion hits bus carrying presidential guards in Tunis, Tunisian state TV says.

 

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