Under state of emergency since the 2015 Sousse beach attack, Tunisian military kill the ISIS leader planning Ramadan attack – PB/TK
Tunisia forces kill fighters planning Ramadan attack – al Jazeera April 30 2017
A senior commander in an armed group blew himself up and another was shot dead during a raid by Tunisian security forces on Sunday.
The men – suspected of having links with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch (AQIM) – were planning attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a spokesman for Tunisia’s national guard.
The raid took place in Sidi Bouzid, a town 200km southwest of the capital, Tunis.
Another three people were arrested and security forces were hunting for other suspects.
The group had been under surveillance for weeks after communications about a possible attack were intercepted, National Guard spokesman Colonel-Major Khelifa Chibani said.
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