Tunisia's premier fires six police commanders after Bardo museum attack

23 March 2015 - 14:49 By Reuters

Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid fired six police commanders including those in charge of tourist security and an intelligence brigade, after last week's attack on the capital's Bardo museum, a spokesman for his office said. Militant gunmen last week killed 20 foreign tourists at the museum inside the parliament compound. ..

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