Tunisia: Over 1 000 Detained in Tunisia Terror Clampdown

At least 8 000 homes have been searched and over 1 000 people detained in anti-terror sweeps since March's deadly attack on Tunisia's Bardo National Museum, a government minister revealed on Tuesday.

At least 120 of those detained were being held on suspicion of terrorist activity, Kamel Jendoubi, minister for relations with civil society, told journalists. He did not indicate whether the remaining detainees had been released.

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