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| Tunisian soldier opens fire on troops at Tunis base | Tunisian soldier opens fire on troops at Tunis base |
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| A Tunisian soldier has been shot dead after opening fire on other troops at a military base in Tunis, according to the country's defence ministry. | A Tunisian soldier has been shot dead after opening fire on other troops at a military base in Tunis, according to the country's defence ministry. |
| Ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati told the AP news agency that some of the troops had been wounded but he did not say if any of them had been killed. | |
| He said the situation at the Bouchoucha barracks was now under control. | He said the situation at the Bouchoucha barracks was now under control. |
| Tunisian security forces have been on alert since Islamist gunmen attacked a museum in March, killing 21 tourists. | Tunisian security forces have been on alert since Islamist gunmen attacked a museum in March, killing 21 tourists. |
| The shooting at the barracks, which is close to the Bardo Museum and the parliament building, prompted the evacuation of a nearby school. | |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said it was not immediately clear what motivated the soldier, but added that the incident was not being viewed as a terrorist attack. | |
| Speaking on national radio, he said there was no gunfire outside the barracks. | |
| Officials said eight soldiers had been injured in the attack and some had been taken to a military hospital. | |
| Reuters news agency said one of the soldiers - a colonel - had died but this has not been confirmed. |