UPDATE 2- Twin suicide attacks target police in Tunis

UPDATES WITH REMARKS BY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, STATEMENT BY OIC

By Adel al-Thabeti

TUNIS (AA) - At least one policeman was killed and eight others were injured in two suicide bombings that targeted police in the Tunisian capital, witnesses and a ministry said.

The witnesses told Anadolu Agency that the first suicide blast targeted a police vehicle at the crossing of France Street and the Charles de Gaulle commercial center in Tunis, some 150 meters away from the French embassy.

In a statement, the country’s Interior Ministry said the second blast targeted the judicial police headquarters in the capital.

It said at least one security member was killed and another eight were wounded in the attacks.

The statement gave no further details and said the injured were transported to hospitals.

Tunisian Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Nasser has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the latest situation in the country, especially after the two "terrorist" attacks in the capital.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the suicide attacks.

In a statement, OIC expressed solidarity with the Tunisian government in its all measures against "terrorism and extremism."

Thursday’s bombings came only hours after an armed attack targeted a broadcasting station in the province of Gafsa, southern Tunisia, by an armed group leaving no human or material damage.