Tunisian security forces arrest individual plotting president Saied’s assassination: report

Tunisian security forces arrest individual plotting president Saied’s assassination: report
President Kais Saied (C) gesturing as he walks protected by security while touring through Habib Bourguiba avenue in the centre of the capital Tunis. (File/AFP)
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Updated 22 August 2021
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Tunisian security forces arrest individual plotting president Saied’s assassination: report

Tunisian security forces arrest individual plotting president Saied’s assassination: report
  • Tunisian president Kais Saied says he does not fear any attempts on his life

DUBAI: Tunisian security forces arrested an individual in a coastal city accused of plotting the assassination of Tunisian president Kais Saied, local newspaper Al-Chourouk reported on Sunday.

The individual, who was identified as a member of the “Lone Wolves” movement, was preparing to target the Tunisian president in a coastal city, a region the president planned on visiting soon.

Saeid in a speech on Friday said he does not fear any assassination attempts on his life.

Investigations have launched into the arrest of the accused individual in the past few hours.