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Tunisian Minister of Interior Ali Larayedh
The article in the French magazine said that there were jihadist training campsin the north of Tunisia in the Tanarka region and in the south near the Libyan and Algerian border. It quotes a unnamed european diplomat as saying that the Tunisian government had been warned but had not responded.He went on to say that the matter was being kept secret so as not to jepordise Tunisia's fragile democracy.
The article said that the Algerian army tipped off its Tunisian counterpart which resultedin a large weapons findin the south ofthe country inthe desert.it quotes a tunisian police official as saying that there were jihadist training campsthroughout the country sothat a trained force could rise up if an islamist state was not legally established in Tunisia. Marianne goes on to assert that a jihadist network was recently broken up in Annaba in Algeria which is alledged to have come from Libya via Tunisia along with a cache of ground to air missiles said to have been found in Tabessa. It also voices fears that Tunisian trained jihadists could launch attacks in Europe in the event of a military intervention in Mali.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied the report, saying " Tunisian interior security forces and army are showing great vigilance at the borders to ensure the security of people and prevent any eventual dangers to the country's security and stability."
There have been a number of news reports of clashes between Tunisian security forces and arms smugglers in the last few months.
The article said that the Algerian army tipped off its Tunisian counterpart which resultedin a large weapons findin the south ofthe country inthe desert.it quotes a tunisian police official as saying that there were jihadist training campsthroughout the country sothat a trained force could rise up if an islamist state was not legally established in Tunisia. Marianne goes on to assert that a jihadist network was recently broken up in Annaba in Algeria which is alledged to have come from Libya via Tunisia along with a cache of ground to air missiles said to have been found in Tabessa. It also voices fears that Tunisian trained jihadists could launch attacks in Europe in the event of a military intervention in Mali.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry denied the report, saying " Tunisian interior security forces and army are showing great vigilance at the borders to ensure the security of people and prevent any eventual dangers to the country's security and stability."
There have been a number of news reports of clashes between Tunisian security forces and arms smugglers in the last few months.
