Tunisia: Attacks threaten tourism

A few minutes later, the authorities were able to prevent another attack on the outskirts of Monastir, 160 kilometres south of the capital, Tunis.

The bomber would target the mausoleum of former President Habib Bourguiba, but was eventually arrested before completing the attack.

Because the attacks security has been beefed up in the capital and tourist areas.

The Tunisian Interior Ministry assigns the authorship of the attacks the "safitas jihadists. There's suspicions about the Group Ansar Al-Sharia, close to the Al-Qaida and very active, on the other side of the border, in Libyan territory.

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