Tunisian Presidential Staff Suffer Symptoms after Opening Suspect Letter

Arab World

January 28th, 5:03pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Presidential candidate Kais Saied speaks as he attends a news conference after the announcement of the results in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

The office manager for Tunisian President Kais Saied suffered a headache and short-term vision loss after opening a suspect envelope on Monday, the presidency said on Thursday. The office manager was transferred to a military hospital. Another presidential employee also suffered a headache after the envelope was opened, it said in a statement. Reports emerged on social media on Wednesday saying Saied had been sent a letter that may have contained poison. The statement said Saied was in good health and that the presidency had not commented earlier in order to prevent public alarm.

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