Three arrested in Tunisia after pledging allegiance to Daesh

Published March 22nd, 2016 - 12:00 GMT
A Tunisian soldier guards the beach at the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Port el Kantaoui, on the outskirts of Sousse, in the wake of the attack which killed 38 people. (AFP/File)
A Tunisian soldier guards the beach at the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Port el Kantaoui, on the outskirts of Sousse, in the wake of the attack which killed 38 people. (AFP/File)

Three individuals who pledged allegiance to the extremist organisation "Daesh," were arrested, Sunday in Remada, southern Tunisia, after according to a security source.

These persons are electronic and mechanical engineers, two of them are jobless, and the third holds a "sensitive post," the same source specified without giving further details, pointing out that these individuals are suspected of having participated in the attack of March 7 in Ben Guerdane.

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