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Tunisia extends state of emergency by one month till jan. 30, 2024

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Tunisia extended a longrunning state of emergency by one month until Jan. 30, 2024.

Habib Bourguiba Avenue, Tunis © Mena Today 

Habib Bourguiba Avenue, Tunis © Mena Today 

Tunisia extended a longrunning state of emergency by one month until Jan. 30, 2024, the state news agency reported on Saturday citing the official gazette.

The North African nation has been under a state of emergency since 2015 after an attack in which several presidential guards were killed.

Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Frances Kerry

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