2015 Tunis bombing

2015 Tunis bombing
Part of Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia
Muhamed V Avenue
2015 Tunis bombing (Tunis)
2015 Tunis bombing (Tunisia)
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Date24 November 2015
TargetPresidential escorts
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponSemtex explosive belt
Deaths14 (including the perpetrator)
Injured16
PerpetratorsHoussem Abdelli

On 24 November 2015, a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards exploded, killing 12, on a principal road in Tunis, Tunisia. IS claimed responsibility for the attack. The bomber, who also died in the attack, was identified as Houssem Abdelli.