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Fuel Ship Sinks Off Tunisia, Threatening Environmental Disaster
Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes.
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20 Injured By Woman Suicide Bomber In Tunisia's First Attack Since 2015
A female suicide bomber injured 20 people on a busy street in the centre of the Tunisian capital on Monday, authorities said, after a three-year break in attacks in the city.
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Tunisian ISIS Suspect Arrested Over Attack Plot In Germany
Authorities have raided dozens of locations in western Germany and arrested a Tunisian man suspected of being a recruiter for the Islamic State group and rounding up supporters to carry out an attack in Germany.
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Germany Monitored Truck Suspect Over Weapons Purchase Plan: Sources
German authorities observed Tunisian truck attack suspect Anis Amri over a period this year to try to determine whether he had planned a robbery to fund the purchase of automatic weapons for a possible attack with accomplices, a judicial source in Berlin told Reuters on Wednesday.
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'Jihadist' Planned Leaning Tower Of Pisa Attack: Report
Italian authorities on Friday ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, according to media reports.
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With 84 Dead, France Investigates Whether Truck Attacker Acted Alone
French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorists.
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France Investigating Whether Truck Attacker Acted Alone
French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of Islamist militants.
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Tunisian Forces Kill 2 'Terrorists' Near Border Attack Town
Tunisian authorities said two "terrorists" were killed Saturday close to the southern town of Ben Guerdane near the border with Libya where jihadists mounted a deadly assault earlier this month.
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Tunisia Hunts Jihadists After Deadly Raid Near Libya Border
Tunisian security forces pressed a search for jihadists near the Libyan border today after a deadly raid the authorities described as an "unprecedented" assault by the ISIS.
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Security Concerns Delay Reopening of Tunisia National Museum
Tunisia's national museum today delayed a planned reopening after last week's attack on foreign tourists due to security concerns, its head of communications Hanene Srarfi told AFP.
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Tunisia Arrests More Than 20 in Crackdown Since Museum Attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants in a nationwide security crackdown since gunmen killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Wednesday's attack in the capital, the government said.
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Tunisia Says Progress in Museum Massacre Probe
Tunisian authorities said on Saturday there were developments in the investigation into the attack on the national museum claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 20 foreign tourists.
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Tunisia Arrests Comedian, TV Host for 'Offending' President
Tunisian authorities arrested a popular comedian and a television show host Friday for offending President Beji Caid Essebsi, whose office promptly denied it had anything to do with the case.
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Tunisia Arrests Blogger Convicted of 'Defaming' Army: Lawyer
Tunisian authorities have arrested a blogger as he returned from a trip abroad weeks after he was convicted of defaming army officers, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Fuel Ship Sinks Off Tunisia, Threatening Environmental Disaster
Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes.
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20 Injured By Woman Suicide Bomber In Tunisia's First Attack Since 2015
A female suicide bomber injured 20 people on a busy street in the centre of the Tunisian capital on Monday, authorities said, after a three-year break in attacks in the city.
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Tunisian ISIS Suspect Arrested Over Attack Plot In Germany
Authorities have raided dozens of locations in western Germany and arrested a Tunisian man suspected of being a recruiter for the Islamic State group and rounding up supporters to carry out an attack in Germany.
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Germany Monitored Truck Suspect Over Weapons Purchase Plan: Sources
German authorities observed Tunisian truck attack suspect Anis Amri over a period this year to try to determine whether he had planned a robbery to fund the purchase of automatic weapons for a possible attack with accomplices, a judicial source in Berlin told Reuters on Wednesday.
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'Jihadist' Planned Leaning Tower Of Pisa Attack: Report
Italian authorities on Friday ordered the expulsion of a Tunisian national suspected of planning an attack at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, according to media reports.
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With 84 Dead, France Investigates Whether Truck Attacker Acted Alone
French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorists.
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France Investigating Whether Truck Attacker Acted Alone
French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of Islamist militants.
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Tunisian Forces Kill 2 'Terrorists' Near Border Attack Town
Tunisian authorities said two "terrorists" were killed Saturday close to the southern town of Ben Guerdane near the border with Libya where jihadists mounted a deadly assault earlier this month.
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Tunisia Hunts Jihadists After Deadly Raid Near Libya Border
Tunisian security forces pressed a search for jihadists near the Libyan border today after a deadly raid the authorities described as an "unprecedented" assault by the ISIS.
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Security Concerns Delay Reopening of Tunisia National Museum
Tunisia's national museum today delayed a planned reopening after last week's attack on foreign tourists due to security concerns, its head of communications Hanene Srarfi told AFP.
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Tunisia Arrests More Than 20 in Crackdown Since Museum Attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants in a nationwide security crackdown since gunmen killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Wednesday's attack in the capital, the government said.
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Tunisia Says Progress in Museum Massacre Probe
Tunisian authorities said on Saturday there were developments in the investigation into the attack on the national museum claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 20 foreign tourists.
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Tunisia Arrests Comedian, TV Host for 'Offending' President
Tunisian authorities arrested a popular comedian and a television show host Friday for offending President Beji Caid Essebsi, whose office promptly denied it had anything to do with the case.
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Tunisia Arrests Blogger Convicted of 'Defaming' Army: Lawyer
Tunisian authorities have arrested a blogger as he returned from a trip abroad weeks after he was convicted of defaming army officers, his lawyer said Thursday.
