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Tunisian bloggers had a hard time finding anything in the local media that was not speculation about reported "gunfire between the security forces and a group of armed criminals". "Who are they?" Hou-Hou Blog.

"Those who want to know who is behind what happened in Tunisia in the last few days … take a look at Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Liberation," suggested the Tunisian blogger.
Ville de Soliman that the 12 killed and 15 arrested in Solimane belong to the " 'salafist jihadist' group that is getting active in Tunisia."
Samii III that "the armed group is in fact terrorists planning to attack with explosives tourist sites, essentially in South of Hammat", and is linked to the al-Qaeda affiliated Algerian group GSPC.

Amid these speculations, blogger Doubts and Convictions about the light coverage by the Tunisian press. "Tunisians have not only the right, but the need to know the truth about their country and about what is happening," he wrote. "Is the risk of seeing an Islamic and extremist Tunisia real?

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The blogger argued that despite the lack of information and the veil of secrecy imposed by the government, Tunisians should not have doubted that the country "[is] a very peaceful and very secure country and will always be. Since we know best how this country works, can we not understand this is a matter of national security? Can we not unite against this external threat, condemn violence and its sources, co-operate … contain the story amongst ourselves, stop speculating, wait for more news, hope for the best, push for more dialogue through our own media and if it doesn't work try again and again?

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"This should show and remind my compatriots the value and the importance of the security in which we live … far from the troubles in the Middle East and our neighbors," Zizou from Djerba.
The blogger also thanked Tunisian security forces for "risking their lives" to keep Tunisia safe.