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| Soldier in Tunis Fires on Colleagues in Deadly Attack | Soldier in Tunis Fires on Colleagues in Deadly Attack |
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| TUNIS — A Tunisian soldier opened fire on fellow troops inside the central army barracks in the capital on Monday morning, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10 others, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said. The soldier was killed in an exchange of fire. | TUNIS — A Tunisian soldier opened fire on fellow troops inside the central army barracks in the capital on Monday morning, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10 others, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said. The soldier was killed in an exchange of fire. |
| The shooting caused alarm in the capital, Tunis, where security forces have been on full alert since two gunmen attacked the National Bardo Museum in March, killing 21 tourists and a police officer. The police blamed extremist Islamist groups that had trained the Tunisian gunmen in camps in western Libya for that attack. | The shooting caused alarm in the capital, Tunis, where security forces have been on full alert since two gunmen attacked the National Bardo Museum in March, killing 21 tourists and a police officer. The police blamed extremist Islamist groups that had trained the Tunisian gunmen in camps in western Libya for that attack. |
| It was not immediately clear what prompted the soldier to open fire on his colleagues. Tunisia has conscription, and the government conducts sporadic sweeps of neighborhoods to track down men trying to avoid their two years of military service. | It was not immediately clear what prompted the soldier to open fire on his colleagues. Tunisia has conscription, and the government conducts sporadic sweeps of neighborhoods to track down men trying to avoid their two years of military service. |
| The Tunisian Army and National Guard have been fighting an Islamist insurgency in the mountainous region along the country’s western border for four years, and they have suffered casualties from mines and ambushes. The United States is providing military equipment and training to the Tunisian security forces. | The Tunisian Army and National Guard have been fighting an Islamist insurgency in the mountainous region along the country’s western border for four years, and they have suffered casualties from mines and ambushes. The United States is providing military equipment and training to the Tunisian security forces. |
| Some of those wounded on Monday were in serious condition and were transported to the military hospital of Tunis, state media reported. | Some of those wounded on Monday were in serious condition and were transported to the military hospital of Tunis, state media reported. |
| The soldier who opened fire was a corporal and was not permitted to carry a weapon inside the barracks, but he seized a weapon from another soldier and opened fire, Lt. Col. Belhassen Oueslati, a Defense Ministry spokesman, said. |