(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, MAY 31 - Tunisian national guard units in
the night between Wednesday and Thursday foiled an attack at the
border crossing of Haidra with Algeria, in the governorate of
Kasserine, carried out by a commando of armed jihadists divided
into two groups, the Tunisian interior ministry said on
Thursday.
The ministry said that national guards forced the terrorists to flee along the Tunisian-Algerian border to mountains in the region.
Additional military units were deployed to the region in cooperation with Algerian authorities, the statement said. The interior ministry added that the border crossing of Haidra has been previously targeted but Tunisian security forces managed to foil the attacks. (ANSAmed)
The ministry said that national guards forced the terrorists to flee along the Tunisian-Algerian border to mountains in the region.
Additional military units were deployed to the region in cooperation with Algerian authorities, the statement said. The interior ministry added that the border crossing of Haidra has been previously targeted but Tunisian security forces managed to foil the attacks. (ANSAmed)
