Tunisia extends state of emergency for one month

TUNIS, Aug 2 (MENA) - Tunisian Interim President Mohamed Ennaceur has decided to extend the state of emergency nationwide for one month from August 4 to September 2, 2019.

Ennaceur issued a presidential decree to that effect, reported the state news agency TAP on Friday.

Extending state of emergency has been continuous in Tunisia since November 25, 2015 after a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying members of the Tunisian presidential guard, killing 13 of them.