Tunisia explosion: Woman ‘blows herself up’ in Tunis city, many injured

A woman has blown herself up in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, killing herself and injuring many people.

Nine people, including eight police officers, have been hurt. Their conditions have not been clarified.

The Tunisian Interior Ministry described the attack as a "terrorist explosion".

Jean-Charles Brisard, president of France’s Centre d'Analyse du Terrorisme, also confirmed the attack.

Pictures from the scene show a large number of emergency service personnel in the area.

The attack comes at a time when the country's vital tourism industry is starting to show signs of recovery, more than three years after two deadly terror attacks decimated visitor numbers.

The first, an attack on the capital's Bardo Museum in March 2015, left 22 people dead. Just a few months later, in June, another 38 people were killed in a resort in Sousse.