Suicide Blast in Tunisia

The blast in Sousse happened close to the Riadh Palms hotel, a receptionist told the BBC's World Update. The male attacker, wearing a belt of explosives, was killed, the Associated Press quoted Tunisia's Tap state news agency as saying. Witnesses said the bomber was spotted and chased away from the hotel, blowing himself up on an empty beach, the AFP news agency reported.Sousse is a tourist destination about 87 miles south of the capital, Tunis, on the Mediterranean coast. The former president's tomb is in Monastir, a town about 20km further south along the coast from Sousse.