TUNIS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi announced on Thursday to extend the state of emergency for another month, starting from Friday.
The decision was made after consultations with the prime minister and the parliament speaker, according to an official statement by the presidential office.
The state of emergency has been in force since November 2015 following an attack in the heart of the Tunisian capital targeting a bus carrying the presidential guard.
The attack, which killed 12 people, was claimed by the Islamic State (IS).
Since then, the state of emergency has been repeatedly extended every year. It has been extended by four months since June 15 this year.
Under the state of emergency, the security forces have exceptional power over media censorship, prohibition of strikes and social movements in addition to any suspicious gathering that could harm public order or national security.
