Tunisia identifies bus suicide bomber as local street vendor

Tunisian authorities have identified a suicide bomber who targeted presidential guards on a bus in a deadly attack, saying he was a 27-year-old local street vendor.

Tunisia identifies bus suicide bomber as local street vendor

Tunisian authorities have identified a suicide bomber who targeted presidential guards on a bus in a deadly attack, saying he was a 27-year-old local street vendor.

Forensic police identified Houssam ben Hedi ben Miled Abdelli by his DNA, the interior ministry said, adding that he was from a working-class neighbourhood on the edge of Tunis.

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