2015 Tunis barracks shooting

On 25 May 2015, a mass murder took place at the Bouchoucha military base in Tunis. A Tunisian soldier, later identified as Corporal Mehdi Jemaii, who was forbidden from carrying weapons,^[why?] stabbed a soldier, then took his weapon. He then opened fire on soldiers during a flag-raising ceremony, killing seven and wounding ten, including one seriously injured who died on May 31, before he was killed during an exchange of gunfire.^[2]

Tunis barracks shooting
2015 Tunis barracks shooting (Tunisia) Tunisian soldiers were killed
Location	Tunis, Tunisia
Coordinates	36°48′25″N 10°9′2″E
Date	25 May 2015
Attack type	Mass murder, mass shooting
Weapons	Assault rifle Knife[1]
Deaths	9 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	9
Perpetrator	Mehdi Jemaii
Motive	Unknown, purportedly personal issues

The army claimed Mehdi Jemaii had "family and psychological problems," and brushed off assertions the attack was terror-related, calling it an "isolated incident".^[2][3] The shooting happened two months after the Bardo National Museum attack.

See also

• 2009 Fort Hood shooting
• 2014 Fort Hood shootings
• List of rampage killers (workplace killings)