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Tunisian policemen guard the Bardo museum in Tunis March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Anis Mili

Tunisia: Bardo Museum Terror Attack Trial Adjourned

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis- The trial over the 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia’s capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31. Two gunmen opened fire at the National Bardo Museum in an attack claimed by ISIS. Some 22 detained...

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German police officers stand guard during a raid in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

ISIS Suspect Held in Germany Linked to 2015 Tunis Museum Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | World

A Tunisian man arrested in Germany on Wednesday on suspicion of recruiting for ISIS is also accused of involvement in the 2015 attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis that left 21 foreign tourists and a police officer dead, German prosecutors said. The 36-year-old, whom...

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A Picture taken on March 20, 2015 shows the house of Tunisian Jaber Khachnaoui, one of two gunmen who attacked the National Bardo Museum in the centre of the Tunisian capital, in the city of Sbeitla near the border with Algeria. (AP)

Nine killed in Tunisian anti-terrorism operations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, AP—Tens of thousands of Tunisians from across the political spectrum marched through the capital Sunday to denounce extremist violence after a deadly museum attack on foreign tourists. Hours ahead of the rally, security forces killed nine terrorist suspects in...

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Visitors at the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Opinion: Even Tunisia is safe no more

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 23, 2015 | Opinion

Few would argue that Tunisia escaped the repercussions of its so-called Arab Spring with the least damage. The recent attack on its Bardo National Museum, however, reminds us that states like Tunisia nonetheless remain hostage to their geographic locations and...