2015 Tunis barracks shooting

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.[1]

Tunis barracks shooting
2015 Tunis barracks shooting (Tunisia)
Tunisian soldiers were killed
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Coordinates36°48′25″N 10°9′2″E
Date25 May 2015
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting
Weapons
  • Gun
  • Knife
Deaths9 (including the perpetrator)
Injured9
PerpetratorMehdi Jemaii
MotiveUnknown, purportedly personal issues

The army claimed Mehdi Jemaii had "family and psychological problems," and brushed off assertions the attack was terror-related, calling it an "isolated incident".[2][3] The shooting happened two months after the Bardo National Museum attack.

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