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Report: Explosion near US Embassy in Tunisia wounds 5 police
Source: AP
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian media reported Friday that two people on a motorcycle set off a blast near the U.S. Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
The private Radio Mosaique said it was a suicide attack and reported that five police officers were wounded in the explosion. That report could not be immediately confirmed.
The radio station, which is usually reliable, said the two approached the police patrol as if to seek information before setting off an explosive device.
Authorities did not immediately confirm an attack, and phones at the embassy went unanswered.
Read more: https://apnews.com/0aacc3c4c937148ec1470a117dbc83a5
