Sitting President Rushed To Hospital In Tunisia – Presidency

Essebsi Ill And Hospitalized

92-year old Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, was on Thursday brought to a military hospital after suffering a “severe health crisis”, the Presidency revealed on Thursday.

As at the time of filing this report, no more details were immediately available.

Naija News reports Essebsi is a Tunisian politician who has been the fifth President of Tunisia since December 2014. He also previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for his country from 1981 to 1986.

Meanwhile, in another related development, Nigeria News reports two suicide bombers attacked police and the national guard in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, wounding at least nine people including several civilians, the interior ministry said.

Three civilians and two police personnel were wounded in the attack, the interior ministry said.

“It was a suicide attack, which took place at 10:50” (0950 GMT), on Habib Bourguiba, Interior Ministry spokesman Sofiene Zaag told Nigeria News.

The suicide bomber did not kill anyone “but five (are) wounded — three civilians and two police officers”, Zaag added.

The second attack targeted a base of the national guard in the capital and wounded four security personnel, the ministry said.

“At 11:00 am (1000 GMT) an individual blew himself up outside the back door” of the base, wounding four security personnel, Zaag said.

Civil protection units and police have been further deployed to Habib Bourguiba avenue, where the interior ministry is located.