Tunisia fires ‘police chiefs’

TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister fired police chiefs in the capital on Monday as the country looks to restore faith in its tourism industry after last week’s Jihadist attack that killed 20 foreigners.
Prime Minister Habib Essid sacked the heads of police for Tunis and the area around the National Bardo Museum, site of the assault claimed by the Islamic State group, after finding “several deficiencies” in security.
The dismissals came as the museum prepared to reopen in what organisers said was “a message” to the gunmen who killed 20 tourists and a police officer last Wednesday.
“It’s a challenge but also a message... we want to show that they haven’t achieved their goal,” museum curator Moncef Ben Moussa said.
Tunisia fears that last week’s carnage — the deadliest assault on foreigners in the North African country since 2002 — will hit its vital tourism sector.
In a move aimed at restoring confidence, Essid “decided to fire a number of officials including the Tunis police chief and the police chief for the Bardo,” his communications director Mofdi Mssedi said.