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June 10, 2013

Two soldiers killed in Tunisia hunt for Qaeda-linked group
Tunis (AFP) June 06, 2013
A roadside bomb killed two Tunisian soldiers on Thursday in the mountainous border region near Algeria where security forces have been hunting Al-Qaeda linked jihadists, with the government warning of a "dangerous evolution." "At around 7:45 am (0645 GMT), two soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a device exploded as their vehicle passed by in the Doghra area of Mount Chaambi," said spokesman Mokhtar Ben Nasr. The defence ministry said the blast occurred in a populated area. "The ... read more

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