Tunis: Three Tunisian police and a suspected jihadist were killed today in clashes in the centre of the country, the interior ministry said.
"The national guard attempted to ambush at dawn two terrorists on a motocycle in Sidi Ali Ben Aoun after obtaining information that (they) were about to launch an operation," ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told AFP.
He said two officers were killed in the ensuing shoot-out, and that the militants fled before killing a third policeman who was making his way to work at the time.
"One of the terrorists was exterminated, the second was wounded and arrested. He is in a serious condition," he added.
Dozens of security forces have been killed since then in jihadist attacks.
"The national guard attempted to ambush at dawn two terrorists on a motocycle in Sidi Ali Ben Aoun after obtaining information that (they) were about to launch an operation," ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told AFP.
He said two officers were killed in the ensuing shoot-out, and that the militants fled before killing a third policeman who was making his way to work at the time.
"One of the terrorists was exterminated, the second was wounded and arrested. He is in a serious condition," he added.
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Dozens of security forces have been killed since then in jihadist attacks.
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