Tunisia
At least 45 people were killed when Islamist fighters attacked army and police barracks in the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdan near the Libyan border on Monday, the interior ministry said.
Those killed included 28 militants, 10 members of the security forces and seven civilians, the ministry said in a statement.
#BREAKING: Tunisian interior ministry says 45 killed in clashes near Libyan border, including 28 militants. — Al Arabiya #Tunisia
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) March 7, 2016
Authorities warned people to stay in their homes as gunfire erupted in the town centre. A night-time curfew has been imposed in Ben Guerdan from 7pm to 5am (local time).
There are still clashes in #Tunisia right now in Ban Kurdan between #ISIS militants and Tunisian Army. pic.twitter.com/vNJFTrrTA7
— WaRfArE nEwZ (@izthewiz0) March 7, 2016
Islamist militants trained in Libya carried out several attacks on Tunisia last year and the government has increased frontier security.
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