List of terrorist incidents in Tunisia

Following is a list of major incidents involving terror groups operating in Tunisia. Note: the perpetrators are not counted in the dead or wounded below.  These are all radical Islamic terrorism unless otherwise noted.
DateTypeDeadInjuredLocation and descriptionAttack48301980 Gafsa Uprising – It was a planned coup by Tunisian opponents who leaked from Tebessa in Algeria to Gafsa with the help of Libya and Algeria. The people of Gafsa rejected this coup, and the Tunisian army took control of the situation, which severely affected Tunisia's relations with Libya and Algeria.Attack3813On 2 August 1987, members of the Islamic Tendency Movement bombed hotels in Sousse and Monastir at the same time, which caused the death of 38 people.Attack70Sundus attack – On 11 February 1995, an Algerian Armed Islamic Group attacks National Guard border crossing, killing all seven guards who were on the spot. L’attaque terroriste de "Sondes"…22 ans après, Mosaique FM, 12 February 2017.Suicide bombing1930+Ghriba synagogue bombing – On 11 April 2002, a natural gas truck fitted with explosives drove past security barriers at the ancient El Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba. The truck detonated at the front of the synagogue, killing 14 German tourists, three Tunisians, and two French nationals. More than 30 others were wounded.Bombing22Two Tunisian Army soldiers were killed and two others injured after their vehicle hit an IED near Jebel ech Chambi, close to the border with Algeria.Shooting2250Bardo National Museum attack – Three terrorists attacked the Bardo National Museum in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis, taking hostages. 22 people, mostly European tourists, were killed and another fifty injured. A few days later police raided a hideout of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.Walker, Jim. Terrorists Kill Tourists as Costa Fascinosa and MSC Splendida Visit Tunis, cruiselawnews.com, 18 March 2015.Shooting38382015 Sousse attacks – Thirty-eight people, mostly British tourists, were killed when a gunman attacked two hotels at the tourist resort at Port El Kantaoui, about 10 km north of the city of Sousse, Tunisia.Tunisia attack: What we know about what happened, BBC News (30 June 2016).Farah Samti & Carlotta Gall, Tunisia Attack Kills at Least 38 at Beach Resort Hotel, The New York Times (26 June 2016).Suicide bombing13162015 Tunis bombing – A suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying members of the Tunisian presidential guard, killing 13, on a principal road in Tunis. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.Shooting10A Tunisian soldier was killed in his home.Bombing02An IED blast wounded two soldiers on patrol in the heights of Kasserine.Shooting63Six members of the Tunisian security forces were killed and another three injured in an ambush in the area of Aïn Soltane in the Tunisian governorate of Jendouba near the border with Algeria. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility.Suicide attack282019 Tunis bombings – Two suicide bombers killed one policemen and injured 9 others. The bombings happened near the French embassy in Tunis. A policeman died of his injuries a few days later.Suicide bombing16Two suicide bombers killed a police officer and injured five others plus a female civilian near the American embassy in Tunis.Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy Al Jazeera, 6 March 2020, retrieved 31 March 2020Knife attack11A National Guard officer was killed and another wounded in a knife attack in the centre of Sousse perpetrated by three assailants who were shot dead.Bombing40A landmine blast killed four Tunisian soldiers during a counter-terrorism operation in Mount Mghila.Shooting592023 Djerba shooting – During an annual Jewish pilgrimage to the island of Djerba, a guard from a naval center fatally shot a colleague before heading to the El Ghriba synagogue and opening fire. The attack resulted in the deaths of two civilians and a security guard, and left ten others injured. Security personnel responded quickly, shooting and killing the assailant.

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