Tunisia extends state of emergency
Tunisia has extended its state of emergency by a further month until March 22.
The state of emergency was introduced in November after 12 people were killed in a suicide attack on a military bus in Tunis.
In June, 36 people including 30 British holidaymakers – customers of Thomson and First Choice – were slaughtered in the popular resort of Sousse.
In March, more than 20 people including 17 cruise ship passengers were shot dead by terrorists at the city’s Bardo Museum.
Thomson and Thomas Cook have cancelled their Tunisia programmes until at least October 31 in light of continued security concerns.
The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth continues to advise against all but essential travel to Tunisia.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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