| Tunis barracks shooting | |
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  2015 Tunis barracks shooting (Tunisia)Tunisian soldiers were killed | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 36°48′25″N 10°9′2″E / 36.80694°N 10.15056°E / 36.80694; 10.15056 |
| Date | 25 May 2015 |
| Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 9 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrator | Mehdi Jemaii |
| Motive | Unknown, purportedly personal issues |
On 25 May 2015, a mass murder took place at the Bouchoucha military base in Tunis. A Tunisian soldier, later identified as Corporal Mehdi Jemaii, who was forbidden from carrying weapons, stabbed a soldier, then took his weapon. He then opened fire on soldiers during a flag-raising ceremony, killing seven and wounding ten, including one seriously injured who died on May 31, before he was killed during an exchange of gunfire.
The army claimed Mehdi Jemaii had "family and psychological problems," and brushed off assertions the attack was terror-related, calling it an "isolated incident". The shooting happened two months after the Bardo National Museum attack.
See also
References
- Cordall, Simon Speakman (30 May 2015). "Was IS involved in the Tunis army barracks massacre?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Tunisian soldier shoots dead seven colleagues". The Guardian. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- Amara, Tarek (25 May 2015). "Tunisian soldier shot dead after killing seven in army base shooting spree". Reuters UK.
External links
- Base militaire Bouchoucha on Wikimapia
- 2015 murders in Tunisia
- 2015 mass shootings in Africa
- 21st century in Tunis
- Deaths by firearm in Tunisia
- Mass murder in 2015
- 21st-century mass murder in Tunisia
- May 2015 crimes in Africa
- Mass shootings in Tunisia
- Murder in Tunis
- Military history of Tunis
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Tunisia
- Attacks on military installations in 2015
- Attacks on barracks