The Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday said it is working with authorities to identify and confirm claims that the suicide bomber in the Kasserine region of Tunisia was a Filipino woman.
In a statement, the embassy said Tunisia’s Garde Nationale Tunisienne killed a suspected terrorist during a counterterrorism operation whose wife blew herself up with an explosive belt.
“The incident left three people dead, including a baby the suicide bomber was carrying in her arms. News reports from local media in Tunisia and international media claimed that the suicide bomber is a Filipino national,” the embassy said.
The incident occurred Thursday last week in the remote Mount Selloum area of Kasserine, near the Algerian border, a known jihadist hideout.
Another Islamic extremist was also killed on the same day during a separate operation in Mount Mghila, also in the Kasserine region.
