Tunisia’s president hospitalized as terror strikes capital
By DW
28 June 2019 |
12:54 pm
Tunisia's aging president, Beji Caid Essebsi, has been rushed to hospital after falling "seriously ill." News of the 92-year-old's deteriorating health came as two suicide bombings struck Tunis.
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