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Two suicide bomber have blown themselves up in the capital of Tunisia with one person dead.

The double attack has caused multiple casualties in Tunis and claimed the life of one person.

After one bomber hit a police car, a second was reportedly witnessed at the headquarters of government anti terrorist head quarters.

The first attack was targeted at a police car in Charles de Gaulle street in downtown Tunis, witnesses told Reuters.

One police officer was killed and at least one other officers and three civilians were wounded in the first blast, according to the Interior Ministry.

A further four are thought to have been injured in the second explosion in the al-Qarjani district.

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Heavily-armed police cordoned off the sites of the attacks.

Video streamed live on Facebook at around 10.45am shows the aftermath of the explosion.

In the clip people can be heard screaming in the background as security forces drag a man out of a white truck.

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Army officers attempt to direct the crowds as panicked civilians pace the blood splattered streets.

A different videos shows a man lying in the street with blood pouring from his head.

It is not immediately clear who was behind the attacks, which took place months before an election and at the peak of a tourist season in which Tunisia is hoping for a record number of visitors.

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The last suicide bombing to hit Tunis was in 2015 when a bus carrying members of the presidential guard was targeted.

In October, a female suicide bomber struck the city centre, killing only herself

Twelve people were killed and 16 injured, with ISIS later claiming responsibility for the attack.

Five months before 38 people, mostly British tourists, were killed when an gunman attacked two hotels on Tunisia's coast.

Tunisia has been battling militant groups operating in remote areas near the border with Algeria since an uprising overthrew autocratic leader Zine Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.