More than 20 militants arrested after attack in Tunis
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TUNISIAN authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants following the Bardo museum attack when gunmen killed foreign tourists, leading to a nationwide security crackdown.
Hundreds of Tunisians gathered for a mass in the cathedral in Tunis yesterday, lighting candles to remember the victims — 20 foreign tourists and three Tunisians — in a ceremony attended by government ministers. Outside, there was a heavy police presence along the capital’s central Habib Bourguiba boulevard.
Wednesday’s assault — the most deadly attack involving foreigners in Tunisia since a 2002 suicide bombing in Djerba — came at a fragile moment for a country just emerging to full democracy after a popular uprising four years ago.
The government said the two gunmen had trained in jihadi camps in Libya before the attack at the museum inside the Tunisian parliament compound. Japanese, French, Polish and Colombian visitors were among the victims.
Ten of the people arrested are believed to have been directly involved in the Bardo attack, Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said.
“There is a large-scale campaign against the extremists,” he said, adding the government will deploy the army to major cities to increase security.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, but social media accounts tied to an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Tunisia have also published details purportedly about the operation.
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