Monday, August 29, 2016

Tunisia: 3 soldiers murdered by terrorists

(Tunis) Three soldiers were killed Monday in a terrorist attack in Tunisia’s western Kasserine province. Tunisia’s official news agency quoted ministry spokesman Belhassen Ouslati as saying that a military vehicle had struck a roadside bomb before coming under attack by militants armed with rifles and rocket propelled grenades. According to Ouslati, three soldiers were killed and another seven injured.

There has been no claim of responsibility for Monday’s attack, which took place in Kasserine’s Mount Sammama region, a terrorist stronghold.