Advertisement

  1. National

Tunisia: Anti-terror march as museum suspect killed

Tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital in a show of solidarity against Islamist militants on Sunday, hours after the government said its forces had killed nine members of a group suspected of carrying out this month's deadly Bardo Museum attack.

View all 4 updates ›

Bardo Museum suspect killed in anti-terror operation

Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid announced a man suspected of being involved in the attack on the Bardo Museum has been killed Credit: Reuters

A man suspected to have helped carry out the Bardo Museum attack on foreign tourists in Tunisia has been killed in anti-terrorist operations, the country's prime minister says.

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

He is believed to be a prominent militant in al Qaida'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.

More top news