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Tunisia says arrests second suspect in Bardo terrorist attack

Xinhua, May 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tunisia has arrested a second suspect involved in last March's terrorist attack on Bardo museum that killed two dozens of people.

The suspect, identified as Noureddine Naybi of Morocco, will be transferred to the anti-terrorism unit at the Tunisian National Guard in Laouina headquarters for further investigation, TAP news agency reported, quoting Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui.

The Bardo museum attack, on March 18th, resulted in the death of the two direct perpetrators, one security agent, and 22 tourists.

Another suspect, Abdelmajid Tawil, also from Morocco, was recently arrested in Italy. Endit