A statement late on Saturday advised U.S. citizens to stay away from
the Tunisia Mall in Berges du Lac area because a "report of unknown
credibility indicates the possibility of a terrorist attack."
Former
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif speaks during a news conference with
his Kenyan counterpart Raila Odinga Westerwelle after their meeting in
Cairo May 24, 2010.
The United States
embassy in Tunisia has warned its citizens to avoid a major shopping
mall in the capital Tunis on Sunday because of a reported threat of a
potential militant attack there.
Tunisia
is under a state of emergency following a suicide bomb attack on a
presidential guard bus in Tunis last month. That followed two major
militant gun attacks on a Tunis museum and a beach hotel targeting
foreign tourists.
A statement late on Saturday advised U.S. citizens to stay away from the Tunisia Mall in Berges du Lac area in the capital on Sunday because a "report of unknown credibility indicates the possibility of a terrorist attack."
It
gave no further details. But Tunisia security forces have been on high
alert since the November 24 suicide bombing that killed 12 presidential
guards as they boarded a bus to start their tour of duty. The November
attack on a main boulevard in the capital underscored the vulnerability
of Tunisia to Islamist militancy, following assaults on the Sousse
seaside tourist hotel in June and the Bardo Museum in Tunis in March,
all claimed by Islamic State.
One of the Arab
world's most secular nations, Tunisia has become a target for militants
after being praised as a symbol of democratic change in the region since
its 2011 uprising ousted autocrat Zine Abidine Ben Ali.
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