Islamist attacker stabs two Tunisia policemen near parliament

A hardline Islamist stabbed two Tunisian policemen today in front of parliament, gravely wounding one of them, the interior ministry said.

"A Salafist attacked two policemen with a knife. One was struck on the forehead and the other stabbed in the neck and is in intensive care," ministry spokesman Yasser Mesbah said, adding that the assailant had been arrested.