Reports from Tunisia state that a militant blew himself up near the U.S. embassy in Tunis on Friday.
The blast caused panic among pedestrians near the embassy in the Tunisian capital’s Berges du Lac district, images shared online showed.
Tunisian Radio Mosaique said five people were injured after a militant blew himself up near the embassy, though there was no official confirmation.
The US embassy was placed on lockdown and an evacuation is now underway.
Emergency personnel are responding to an explosion that occurred near the U.S. Embassy in Tunis. Please avoid the area and monitor local media for updates.
— U.S. Embassy Tunis (@usembassytunis) March 6, 2020
epa08274311 Police and firefighters gather at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa08274297 Police and firefighters gather at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa08274337 Members of a Tunisian forensics unit at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa08274339 Members of a Tunisian forensics unit at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa08274366 Members of a Tunisian anti-terrorism unit at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa08274417 Police gather at the scene of an explosion near the US embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, 06 March 2020. According to local media reports, an alleged suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself outside the US embassy in the Lac 2 area of Tunis. The only person killed is the alleged suicide bomber, reports said. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
