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| Suspected Militants Arrested in Security Sweep Near Algerian Border |
| 2013-05-08 |
| A number of suspected militants with alleged ties to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have been arrested in connection with recent events on Chambi Mountain in western Tunisia. The Ministries of Defense and Interior declared yesterday that 37 individuals related directly or indirectly to the recent events in the region were arrested, with 20 others still hidden in the caves on the mountain. The government asserted that preliminary investigations suggest the arrested people belong to AQIM. Minister of Interior Lofti ben Jeddou announced today that one militant was arrested two days ago on Chambi Mountain, and another was arrested earlier today while fleeing from the mountain toward a nearby town, according to Tunisian radio station Mosaique FM. Security forces have been pursuing a group of suspected militants in the region, and several national guardsmen and soldiers participating in the operation have been injured by four land mine explosions in recent days. Chambi Mountain is in Kasserine Governorate near the Algerian border. |
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