2019 Tunis bombings

2019 Tunis bombings
Part of ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
Bouchoucha military base
Bouchoucha military base
2019 Tunis bombings (Tunisia)
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Coordinates36°48′25″N 10°9′2″E / 36.80694°N 10.15056°E / 36.80694; 10.15056
Date27 June 2019
TargetSoldiers; military personnel
Attack type
Suicide bombings
WeaponsBomb
Deaths2 (+2)[1]
Injured8
PerpetratorIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The 2019 Tunis bombings occurred on 27 June 2019, when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives in two areas of Tunis, Tunisia, killing a police officer and wounding nine other people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.[2]

  1. ^ "Death toll in Tunisia bombings rises to 2; IS claims role". ABC News. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Islamic State claims suicide attacks on police in Tunisian capital". Reuters. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.