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Tunisian militant commit suicide attack in anti-terror gun fight

Xinhua, April 30, 2017 Adjust font size:

Security sources said a Tunisian militant blew himself up during a gunfire on Sunday between the National Guard Forces and a group of armed extremists in the central province of Sidi Bouzid.

The group was entrenched in a house in the province's capital city that bears the same name, said a source on condition of anonymity.

According to the national guard forces, one militant was killed and two others arrested by the security forces.

The operation is still continuing with the entire perimeter of the house sealed off, local media reported. Endit