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Leading suspect in Tunisia museum attack killed

TUNIS - A leading suspect in a deadly museum attack on foreign tourists in Tunisia has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, Tunisia's prime minister was quoted as saying by state news agency TAP on Sunday.

 

Khaled Chaieb, also known as Abou Sakhr Lokman, was killed overnight in an operation in the Gafsa region near the Algerian border, Prime Minister Habib Essid said.

 

Chaieb is believed a prominent militant in al-Qaeda's North African arm, and suspected of leading or helping lead the March 18 attack on the National Bardo Museum.

 

Twenty-two people, mainly foreigners, and two gunmen were killed in the attack.

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.29.15, 14:50