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Tunisian Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting to Assassinate President

Tunisian President Kais Saied. (AP)
Tunisian President Kais Saied. (AP)
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Tunisian Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting to Assassinate President

Tunisian President Kais Saied. (AP)
Tunisian President Kais Saied. (AP)

A Tunisian has been arrested on suspicion of plotting to assassinate President Kais Saied, revealed Tunisian security forces.

Sources in the capital, Tunis, said the “lone wolf” suspect was a Tunisian member of the ISIS terrorist group and had infiltrated the country from neighboring Libya.

Security forces in the city of Monastir arrested a man who was inciting to assassinate Saied. He had posted his “terrorist” incitement on Facebook, said the Interior Ministry.

This is not the first time that the president has revealed a plot to kill him.

He had previously spoken of a plot to poison his food and the presidency had received an envelope containing a poisonous substance.

Saied had on Friday accused political forces of plotting his assassination.

“I fear no one but God. If I were to die, I will die a martyr,” he declared.

Moreover, he said some sides were “conspiring” to turn foreign countries against the president and Tunisia.

They will be thwarted by the law, he vowed.

Saied also criticized political Islam, saying some sides claim to adhere to Islam, but often resort to lies in their political life.

A spokesman for the moderate Islamist Ennahda refuted the president’s hints that the party was plotting to kill him.

Fathi Al-Ayadi called on the security and judicial agencies to investigate the president’s claims to reassure the people.

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Syria President Vows those Involved in Church Attack will Face Justice

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
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Syria President Vows those Involved in Church Attack will Face Justice

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP
The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December - AFP

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church a day earlier would face justice, calling for unity in the country.

The shooting and suicide bombing Sunday at the church in the working-class Dwelaa district of the Syrian capital killed 25 people and wounded 63, the health ministry said, raising an earlier toll of 22 killed.

The authorities said the attacker was affiliated with the Islamic State group.

"We promise... that we will work night and day, mobilising all our specialized security agencies, to capture all those who participated in and planned this heinous crime and to bring them to justice," Sharaa said in a statement, AFP reported.

The attack "reminds us of the importance of solidarity and unity of the government and the people in facing all that threatens our nation's security and stability", he added.

Condemnation has continued to pour in from the international community after the attack -- the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December.

It was also the first inside a church in Syria since the country's civil war erupted in 2011, according to a monitor, in a country where security remains one of the new authorities' greatest challenges.

Since the new authorities took power, the international community has repeatedly urged the government to protect minorities and ensure their participation in Syria's transition, particularly after sectarian violence in recent months.