About 600 Tunisians stranded in Libya break border to return home

Around 600 Tunisians stranded in Libya broke main crossing point between the two countries to return home, Webdo Tunis reports.
The Tunisian nationals according to the online media citing sources from the interior ministry forced the Ras Jedir entry point after they denied access by Tunisian security and customs authorities.
Haythem Zaned reportedly said additional forces were sent to border crossing point to bring the situation under control as more Tunisians are flocking to the border between the two countries.
Tunisia amid the fight against the novel covid-19 pandemic has repatriated thousands of its citizens stranded abroad. Around 6,000 spread across several countries are still looking to return home.
The North African country has been cautious to bring back its citizens from neighboring Libya over fear intrusion of terrorists among the returnee.
Thousands of Tunisians after the 2011 uprising fled to Libya to search for work. Tens of hundreds rather joined the ranks of terror groups.