Incident Summary:

03/06/2020: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a police patrol outside the United States Embassy in Les Berges du Lac Walkway neighborhood, Tunis, Tunisia. In addition to the assailants, at least one police officer was killed and six people, including officers and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202003060007

When:
2020-03-06

Country:
Tunisia

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tunis

City:
Tunis

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Les Berges du Lac Walkway.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Tunisian Police
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Tunisia
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Tunisia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden motorcycle and homemade explosives were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Tunisia: Suicide attack targets US embassy," Al Jazeera, March 6, 2020.
"Suicide bombers launch attack near US embassy in Tunisia," CNN, March 6, 2020.
"Tunisia investigates embassy attack to determine explosives' composition," Daily News Egypt, March 7, 2020.