Tunisian security forces nab wanted terrorist

Tunisian security forces, the National Guard, arrested Saturday a takfirist and alleged member of a terrorist group, wanted for terrorism, reports say.

The arrest took place in the city of Bizerte, capital of Bizerte governorate, the hometown of the alleged terrorist.

The ministry of justice ordered his detention and sentenced him to six years in prison.

The North African country has been wagibng a fierce war against terrorism in the wake of a series of bloody attacks that rocked the country in 2015. Three attacks, claimed by the Islamic state group, killed dozens of people including foreign tourists in capital Tunis and the resort city of Sousse.