In a statement on Monday, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Tunisia’s full solidarity with Libya following the explosion that took place Monday morning in southern Libya of a fuel tank, which resulted in many victims, dead and wounded, asking God Almighty to bless the victims with mercy and forgiveness, grant their families patience and solace and speed up the recovery of the wounded.

The ministry confirmed that the President of the Tunisian Republic, Qais Saayed, had issued direct instructions to follow up on the repercussions of this tragic accident and to communicate with the Libyans to support their efforts to rescue the injured and put Tunisian hospitals and specialized medical staff at the disposal of the Libyan injured in the fuel tanker explosion.