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Tunisia hunts down jihadist elements in Kasserine

Xinhua, February 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

Tunisian military units clashed on Tuesday with some jihadists and killed two of them in Kasserine, central west of Tunisia, a medical source said.

A soldier was also slightly injured, said the source at the regional hospital of Kasserine.

Tunisian defense ministry said that the military operation is still in progress, which was launched Tuesday morning in the mountains of Kasserine to track jihadist elements. Endit