Category: Tunisia

German to deport alleged attacker to Tunisia

A Tunisian man, who allegedly was involved in an attack on the Bardo National Museum that killed more than 20 people in Tunis in 2015, can be deported from Germany. German public broadcaster ARD reported Sunday that German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere confirmed Tunisia had sent the documents needed to deport him.

Merkel visits Egypt for talks on stemming migration

Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said ahead of the trip that Germany wants to help Egypt strengthen its coast guard and crack down on illegal trafficking across the Mediterranean, where thousands of migrants die at sea each year. Merkel held talks with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi shortly after her arrival, and is expected to meet with businessmen, civil society representatives, and Muslim and Christian leaders before heading to Tunisia on Friday.

UK investigation claims Tunisian security ‘cowardly’ handling of…

Tunisian police dealing with a gun rampage in a beach resort in Sousse were “at best shambolic, at worst cowardly”, according to a seven-week enquiry by lawyers and coroners at the UK’s Royal Courts of Justice. Judge Nicholas Lorraine-Smith delivered his findings of the inquest into the deaths of 30 British tourists in the 2015 massacre by an Islamic State group-linked gunman on Tuesday to families of the victims and survivors.

UK investigation claims Tunisian security ‘cowardly’ handling of…

Tunisian police dealing with a gun rampage in a beach resort in Sousse were “at best shambolic, at worst cowardly”, according to a seven-week enquiry by lawyers and coroners at the UK’s Royal Courts of Justice. Judge Nicholas Lorraine-Smith delivered his findings of the inquest into the deaths of 30 British tourists in the 2015 massacre by an Islamic State group-linked gunman on Tuesday to families of the victims and survivors.

Tui accused of ‘gross neglect’ in Tunisia beach massacre

Inquest into the deaths of the Britons at the Royal Courts of Justice heard that ‘part of the attack or most of it could have been prevented’ Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith was told to consider a ‘neglect’ conclusion, arguing that there had been ‘gross neglect’ on the part of the TUI travel company The deaths of 30 Britons in the Tunisia terrorist attack could have been prevented had there not been ‘gross neglect’ by the travel companies they depended upon, an inquest has been told. Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse on June 26 2015, leaving 38 people dead.

Street art transforming Dubai’s urban sprawl

The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world’s high-rises, and the Middle East’s largest shopping center Dubai Mall. But a group of street artists now also wants to turn the concrete walls of a fast-growing urban sprawl into an open-air museum that celebrates Emirati heritage and speaks to everyone in the multicultural city.

Amnesty accuses Tunisian security forces of abuses

Soldiers patrol after Monday’s attack by Islamic State militants on army and police barracks in the town of Ben Guerdan, Tunisia, near the Libyan border. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on February 14, 2017, on page 8.

Sousse inquests: ‘Four of one family went on boys’ trip and only one came back’

Charles Patrick Evans, Joel Richards and Adrian Evans were among the 30 Britons killed in the Tunisian beach massacre A woman whose son, brother and father were killed by a gunman in a Tunisian hotel has told their inquests how the terror attack “destroyed” her family. Suzanne Richards said the deaths of Charles Patrick Evans, 78, Adrian Evans, 49 and Joel Richards, 19, had left the remaining members of her tight-knit family “broken”.

Holiday chiefs ‘didn’t want to scare Tunisia tourists with army of police’

The Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse, Tunisia, where 30 Britons were killed in an attack by extremist Seifeddine Rezgui in June 2015 Tour operators wanted to increase security in Sousse before 38 people were killed in a terrorist attack, but did not want holidaymakers to be “scared by seeing an army of police”, an inquest has heard. The hearing into the deaths of 30 Britons in the Tunisian resort in June 2015 was told that in a meeting a month before the attack there was a discussion about police security and how it could make tourists feel “uncomfortable”.

Italy expels Tunisian with indirect link to Berlin attacker

Italy says it has expelled a Tunisian who allegedly was in contact with an Islamic State group member with links to the Berlin attacker. The Interior Ministry said Friday that the 32-year-old Tunisian, who was living in Ancona, Italy, praised IS on his Facebook page and was in contact with a fellow Tunisian who is an IS member.

Berlin truck attacker may have got gun in Switzerland – report

The Tunisian man who killed 12 people last month by ploughing a truck into a Berlin Christmas market had made several trips to Switzerland and may have procured a gun there that he used to hijack a truck for the attack, German broadcaster ZDF reported. “A lot speaks for that in the investigations so far,” ZDF said of the possibility that Anis Amri, a failed asylum seeker from Tunisia, obtained the gun in Switzerland.

Italy’s PM: Berlin market attacker radicalized in prison

Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni answers to journalists’ questions as he holds a year-end press conference, in Rome, Thursday Dec. 29, 2016. Gentiloni said the government will take further measures to combat terrorism following the shooting death of a Tunisian fugitive near Milan, including speedier repatriation of illegal migrants.

Italy’s PM: No Italian links found for Berlin market suspect

Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday that there are no indications the Tunisian fugitive from the Berlin Christmas market attack, who was shot dead near Milan, had any significant contacts in Italy . Italian investigators have been trying to determine whether Anis Amri tapped a jihadi network in Italy , his European port of entry when he left Tunisia in early 2011 and the end of his nearly four-day flight following the Berlin truck attack that left 12 dead.

.com | Tunisia security forces warn of returning jihadis

Tunisia’s security forces called on the government on Sunday to take “exceptional measures” to combat the return of jihadists fighting for extremist groups abroad. Tunisia has seen a wave of jihadist attacks since its 2011 revolution, including on foreign tourists, and the United Nations estimates that more than 5,000 Tunisians are fighting for extremist outfits, mainly in Iraq and Syria.

Investigation into Berlin truck attack turns to terrorist network

A man mourns at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Christmas market attack near the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche in Berlin on December 24. MILAN-Investigators on Saturday sought to hunt down where the Berlin Christmas market attacker got possible logistical support to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being killed in a police shootout during a routine stop in a Milan suburb. Tunisian fugitive Anis Amri ‘s fingerprints and wallet were found in a truck that plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 56 others.

Tunisian Suspect’s Fingerprints Found in Berlin Truck Cab

Tunisian suspect Anis Amri’s fingerprints have been found in the cab of the truck that plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin, strengthening the case linking him to the deadly attack, Germany’s top security official said Thursday. Authorities across Europe were scrambling to find the 24-year-old suspect, a day after Germany issued a wanted notice for him and warned that he may be “violent and armed.”

Europe scrambles to find Tunisian suspect in Berlin attack

Authorities across Europe scrambled Thursday to track down a Tunisian man suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, as one of his brothers urged him to surrender. Nearly three days after the deadly attack that killed 12 people and injured 48 others, the market in the centre of the German capital reopened, with concrete blocks in place at the roadside to provide extra security.