Tunisia has extended for another four months the state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack. The bombing in Tunis had killed 12 presidential guards.<br/><br/>The Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the attack as well as bombings earlier in 2015 at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis and at a beach resort near Sousse that killed a total of 59 foreign tourists and a Tunisian guard. They were part of a wave of jihadist violence since a revolution toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.<br/><br/>The government has repeatedly renewed the state of emergency despite its assurances that security has improved in the North African state.

Tunisia has extended for another four months the state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack. The bombing in Tunis had killed 12 presidential guards.<br/><br/>The Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the attack as well as bombings earlier in 2015 at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis and at a beach resort near Sousse that killed a total of 59 foreign tourists and a Tunisian guard. They were part of a wave of jihadist violence since a revolution toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.<br/><br/>The government has repeatedly renewed the state of emergency despite its assurances that security has improved in the North African state.