Tunisia says arrests suspects associated with beach hotel attacker

Published Mon, Jun 29, 2015 · 12:51 PM
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[TUNIS] Tunisian authorities have arrested a group of suspects associated with the attacker who carried out a beach hotel attack in which 39 people, mainly British tourists, were killed, the country's interior minister said on Monday.

Interior Minister Najem Gharsalli did not give further details, but he said officials also were still verifying whether the attacker had been trained in neighbouring Libya in jihadist camps.

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