TUNIS: A suspected militant was killed in clashes in southern Tunisia yesterday that also left two policemen wounded during a “huge” security sweep, the interior ministry said.
“Since yesterday (Monday), specialist army units have been carrying out a huge security operation in the province of Kebili,” the ministry said.
“At dawn today, during a successful raid and in an exchange of fire with a terrorist group, a terrorist was killed and eight others arrested.”
The interior ministry said other gunmen had fled, and that two policemen were wounded by shots to their legs.
During the operation, the security forces seized grenades, a truck that was being fitted with a bomb, five cars, large sums of money, IT equipment and 30 mobile phones.
Tunisia has been rocked by violence since the mass uprising that toppled former strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, and has witnessed a surge in deadly attacks this year.
AFP
