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| Mine Blast Wounds One in Tunisia |
| 2014-04-12 |
| [AnNahar] An kaboom maimed a civilian driver on Friday in Tunisia's Chaambi mountains near the border with Algeria, where troops are tracking Islamist bad boys, the defense ministry said. "An improvised mine went kaboom!as a tractor passed the entry to the Chaambi Mountain reserve. The driver was maimed," defense ministry front man Taoufik Rahmouni told Agence La Belle France Presse. Soldiers in an armored vehicle who were escorting the tractor helped the maimed man, but their vehicle later flipped on its side as they were taking him to hospital, slightly injuring four troops, he added. Since December 2012, Tunisian security forces have been targeting hardline Islamist turbans in the Chaambi range bordering Algeria. Last year, around 20 members of the security forces were killed during operations against the bad boys. Following the popular uprising that overthrew dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, Tunisia's authorities have faced a resurgence in jihadist activity, long suppressed by the previous regime. |
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