One dead, six wounded in mine explosion in Tunisia

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Tue, 12 Dec 2017 - 05:14 GMT

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Police officers are seen where suspected Islamist militant was arrested after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Police officers are seen where suspected Islamist militant was arrested after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS - 12 December 2017: At least one soldier was killed and six others wounded in a mine explosion in Jebel ech Chambi area, western Tunisia, where extremist militants hide.

Spokesman for the Tunisian Defense Ministry Blhasan al Wslaty told Sky News that a mine went off in Kasserine province, without giving any further details.

The Tunisian security forces track down extremist militants hiding in the west of the country since 2012.

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