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Tunis gunmen trained with Libyan militia, says security chief
Source: The Guardian and Agence France-Presse
Tunis gunmen trained with Libyan militia, says security chief
Eileen Byrne, Chris Stephen and Agence France-Presse in Tunis
Friday 20 March 2015 10.58 GMT
The two gunmen who killed 21 people in an attack on foreign tourists at a Tunis museum had received training at a militia camp in Libya, Tunisia’s secretary of state for security has said.
“They left the country illegally last December for Libya and they were able to train with weapons there,” Rafik Chelly told the private Al Hiwar Ettounsi television channel.
The gunmen, killed by security forces, were named by officials as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.
Chelly said Laabidi had been arrested before he went to Libya, without providing details.
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Eileen Byrne, Chris Stephen and Agence France-Presse in Tunis
Friday 20 March 2015 10.58 GMT
The two gunmen who killed 21 people in an attack on foreign tourists at a Tunis museum had received training at a militia camp in Libya, Tunisia’s secretary of state for security has said.
“They left the country illegally last December for Libya and they were able to train with weapons there,” Rafik Chelly told the private Al Hiwar Ettounsi television channel.
The gunmen, killed by security forces, were named by officials as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.
Chelly said Laabidi had been arrested before he went to Libya, without providing details.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/20/tunis-gunmen-trained-libyan-militia-security-chief-bardo-museum
