Woman blows herself up in central Tunis, injuries reported

"We thought we had eliminated terrorism but we hope that terrorism will not bring us down, especially with the bad political climate in Tunisia now", President Beji Caid Essebsi said.

"We thought we had eradicated terrorism.(but it) is still in the heart of capital", he said. Several ambulances and security personnel were at the scene. Shops lowered their shutters and cafes emptied as panic gripped passersby.

According to state news agency TAP, who cited the Tunisian Interior Ministry, the bomber had no known militant background.

The ministry said she died instantly. It said the attacker was wearing a home-made bomb belt with a small quantity of explosives.

In November that year, a suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus carrying members of the Tunisian presidential guard, killing 12 on a main Tunis road.

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Over the past decade, Tunisia has been targeted by terrorist attacks resulting in the deaths of dozens of people.

The country has already faced consequences in the previous years, and the authorities have been on high alert following a spate of attacks.

The state of emergency, however, remains in force throughout the territory since the attack of November 2015, and the presidency of tunisia has announced a new extension of one month on 5 October last.

The attack, which went unclaimed, left 20 dead among security forces and civilians.