Tunis Damage Costs

Tunisia's government is picking up the cost for last week's damage in that country:

"Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafik Abdessalem stated today in a press conference that Tunisia is to cover the physical damage done to both the US Embassy and the American Cooperative School in Tunis, following incidences of vandalism and arson at both facilities last Friday, September 14...

"'We [the Tunisian government] expressed our regret and condemnation of what happened on Friday to Ambassador Walles… We are committed to cover the physical damage caused by the protest,' he stated. Abdessalem emphasized the government’s commitment to providing the necessary protection to American citizens and facilities."