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Kais Saied - 2 Tarek Amara - 2 Chokri Belaid - 1 Mohamed - 1 Nick Macfie - 1 Tarek Amara TUNIS - 1 Houssem Jbebli - 1 Saied - 1
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☆ Tunisia Says Escaped Islamist Convicts Believed to Be Behind Bank Robbery
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian National Guard said two of five Islamists who escaped from prison this week are believed to have carried out an armed robbery of a bank near the capital on Friday. Five Islamists convicted of killing two secular politicians and policemen escaped from jail on Tuesday in a rare security breach for the North African country, prompting the government to dismiss top intelligence officials. The robbery in the Boumhele near Tunis comes just as the tourism sector has begun to recover after years of stagnation due to jihadist attacks and the COVID pandemic. The five men included one who had been serving a 24-year sentence for the assassination of secular politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi in 2013. Another of the five had taken part in violent attacks that have shaken Tunisia in the past decade.
Persons: Kais Saied, Chokri Belaid, Mohamed, Tarek Amara, Nick Macfie Organizations: Tunisian National Guard, National Guard, Security Locations: TUNIS, Tunis, Tunisia, Chaambi, Algerian
☆ Tunisia Arrests Migrants, Seizes Boats in Major People-Smuggling Crackdown
  + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
By Tarek AmaraTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police supported by planes and anti-terrorism units arrested hundreds of migrants and seized boats on Saturday in a major crackdown on people smuggling in the coastal region of Sfax - a key departure point for migrants heading to Europe. Tunisian National Guard units raided homes where hundreds of migrants were staying, intercepted trucks carrying migrants towards the beaches and seized vessels used by the smugglers, officials and witnesses said. "The air operation is intended to target smugglers who trade in the pain of frustrated people," National Guard Colonel Houssem Jbebli told reporters. Saied ordered the crackdown to confront the "unacceptable influx of migrants", the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Friday for the European Union to act jointly "with a naval mission if necessary" to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa.
Persons: Tarek Amara TUNIS, Kais Saied, Houssem Jbebli, Saied, Giorgia Meloni, Tarek Amara, Helen Popper Organizations: Tunisian National Guard, National Guard, Interior Ministry, European Union Locations: Sfax, Europe, North Africa, Jebiniana, Tunisia, Italy, Lampedusa
☆ African migrants stuck in Tunisia say racism persists after crackdown
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/5] Sudanese refugee, Awadhya Hasan Amine, reacts during a protest asking for evacuation, outside the headquarters of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in Tunis, Tunisia March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed AbidellaouiTUNIS, March 24 (Reuters) - Weeks after a violent crackdown on migrants in Tunisia that triggered a perilous rush to leave by smuggler boats for Italy, many African nationals are still homeless and jobless and some say they still face racist attacks. Outside the United Nations refugee agency in Tunis, dozens of African migrants stood protesting this week by the temporary camp where they have lived, including with children, since authorities urged landlords to force them from their homes. While the official crackdown appeared to end weeks ago, migrants say they still face abuse. "Tunisia is an African country.
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