Tunisia soldier killed in mine blast in jihadist bastion 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA Tunisian soldier has been killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in the restive Kasserine region, the defense ministry said Saturday, in an attack, claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists. The attack which the defense ministry said killed a 26-year-old soldier came days after officials said security forces had shot dead a suspected jihadist in the Kef mountains further north. Since its 2011 revolution, Tunisia has experienced multiple jihadist attacks that have killed dozens of members of the security forces and 59 foreign tourists. The country has been under a state of emergency since November 2015, when an IS-claimed suicide bombing in Tunis killed 12 presidential guards.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 27, 2019 12:56 UTC