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Tunis—Tunisia's Ministry of Interior has information on a serious threat to the president's life on Friday, increasing security concerns and another terrorist attack as the country faces a political crisis. He said he had blocked what was called.
The ministry said the plan for the president involved both internal and external elements. "The goal was to undermine the security of Tunisia," spokesperson Fadilla Keriffi said in a press conference.
Attackers injured two police after targeting two police "in sensitive areas of the capital" all night, the ministry said in another case. He was arrested after the police, said Faker Bouzghaya, the ministry's chief communications officer.
Opponents of President Kais Saied seized most of the power last summer, ruled by decree, and prepared a new constitution to be submitted to the referendum next month. Blame the coup d'etat.
Opposition to Sayed's move has expanded in recent months as almost all major political parties and strong trade unions have opposed his plans and held street rallies.
However, presidential critics say his move has raised concerns about the rights and freedoms gained in the 2011 revolution that brought about democracy, but against the wave of opposition and arrests. There was no widespread crackdown.
Sayed says his move was legal and needed to save Tunisia from years of political paralysis and economic stagnation.
(Report by Tarek Amara, Written by Lina Najem and Angus McDowall, Edited by Mark Heinrich and Alison Williams)
