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ISIS claims deadly Tunisia bus bombing

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FIRST RESPONDERS. Police and rescue forces at the scene of an explosion in Tunis, Tunisia, November 24, 2015. Mohamed Messara/EPA

TUNIS, Tunisia – The Islamic State (ISIS) group on Wednesday, November 25, claimed the bombing of a presidential guard bus in the Tunisian capital that killed at least 12 people.

A Tunisian suicide bomber named "Abou Abdallah al-Tounissi" boarded the bus in central Tunis on Tuesday and blew himself up, it said in a statement shared on jihadist social media accounts.

ISIS published a photo of the attacker dressed in white and wearing an explosives vest, his head and face covered with a scarf.

The jihadist group said 20 people had been killed, while an earlier official toll said 12 presidential guards died in the attack.

The remains of a 13th person found at the scene – who authorities believe could have been the bomber – have not yet been identified, the interior ministry said.

The bombing was carried out using 10 kilos of powerful Semtex explosive, according to the ministry. – Rappler.com


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