An explosion has rocked Tunisia's capital Tunis. It was reported that a suicide bomber blew himself up near the French embassy. The culprit is on the run. 

Several people have been injured in the bombing, according to last reports. 

Witnesses said a police patrol van was targeted and there would be "many victims". 

One report claimed that the terrorists detonated a car bomb on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, while another said it was on Charles de Gaulle street.