Deadly shootout in northern Tunisia By News Wires the 18/05/2011 - 14:01
Four Tunisian security officers were killed in the north of the country on Wednesday during a gun battle with a group suspected to be linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb, according to a security source. REUTERS - A group of suspected al Qaeda members opened fire on Tunisian forces on Wednesday, killing four, a security source told Reuters. Three of the nine armed men were killed in the clash in the northern town of Rouhia. Arab and Western officials have warned al Qaeda could be exploiting the conflict in neighbouring Libya to acquire weapons and smuggle them into other countries. "Nine armed people opened fire on the military and police at a checkpoint. The military returned fire," said the source, who declined to be named. "The armed men were Tunisian, Algerian and Libyan," the source said, adding they were believed to be members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM). Tunisian security forces on Sunday arrested two people suspected of being members of the North African group near the Libyan border who were carrying an explosives belt and bomb. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb is one of the group's biggest regional branches and has also carried out kidnappings in recent years. Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20110518-deadly-shootout-northern-rouhia-tunisia-al-qaeda-islamic-magreb-libya-violence ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
