U.S. citizens warned against travel to southeastern Tunisia

The State Department warned U.S. citizens on Friday against traveling to southeastern Tunisia near the Libyan border because groups affiliated with Islamic State militants have targeted Tunisian security forces and tourist sites in the region. The warning, which is more serious than the travel alert issued a month ago, calls for U.S. citizens to avoid traveling near the Libyan border or the mountainous areas of western Tunisia and to exercise caution in all places in Tunisia frequented by touris