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Friday, 18 July, 2014

Tunisia: 15 tunisian soldiers killed near Chaambi, attack claimed by Uqba Ibn Nafi Battalion

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Fifteen Tunisian soldiers were killed, and 20 were injured in an attack near Chaambi Mountain Wednesday night.

“Two groups attacked military checkpoints at 7:40 p.m.,” Ministry of Defense Press Attache Rachid Bouhoula told Tunisia Live. “They shot from many angles and […] used machine guns and [rocket-propelled grenades].”

The wounded were taken to the regional hospital in Kasserine to receive first aid, according to a Ministry of Defense statement issued Thursday.

“One terrorist was killed,” Bouhoula said. “We do not know the exact number [of attackers], but there were two groups.”

The News:
http://www.tunisia-l … d-in-chaambi-attack/