Militant killed, 8 arrested in Tunisia clash

November 12, 2013 08:35 pm | Updated May 28, 2016 09:31 am IST - TUNIS

Tunisia’s National Guard units killed one suspected militant and arrested eight others in an operation far in the desert south of the country early on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.

Following a failed suicide bomb attack on a hotel late last month, security forces have been carrying out operations around the country seeking out terrorist groups.

The Ministry said in a statement that special forces descended on a house near the remote desert town of Kebili and fought with the “suspected terrorists.” It saif five vehicles, 30 mobile phones, a grenade and computers were seized.

The Ministry said they also discovered a truck that was to be rigged with explosives.

Past clashes with militants have been mostly farther to the north in the mountains along the Algerian border.

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