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A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis this afternoon.
At least nine people were injured in what the Interior Ministry said was a "terrorist explosion".
Witnesses described a blast on the central Habib Bourguiba avenue where police were cordoning off the area near the capital's landmark Municipal Theatre Hall and the El Hana International Hotel.
The ministry said eight police officers were among the wounded.
Ambulances could be heard rushing to the scene at about 1.50pm local time.
The bomber is believed to have been in her thirties.