Tunisia: 3 arrested in alleged terror plot

Published May 25, 2014 7:39pm ET



TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities arrested three suspected Islamist militants near the Libyan border on Sunday and said they uncovered a terror plot targeting industrial and tourist sites and politicians.

The three were Tunisians believed to have been living recently in Libya with backing by armed groups that train Tunisians in Libyan camps, said Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui.

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