Several people have been injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the French embassy in Tunisia. Witnesses said a police patrol van was targeted
One report claimed the terrorists detonated a car bomb on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, although another report said it was on nearby Charles de Gaulle street.
The loud explosion, for which there was no immediate claim of responsibility, was heard throughout the surrounding neighbourhood.
Security forces have imposed a security cordon and suspended traffic in Habib Bourguiba Street.
