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Tunisia Museum Gunman Killed in Raid

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getty 033015 militantguy?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1427717056694iStock/Thinkstock(TUNIS, Tunisia) — Tunisia’s prime minister said Sunday that his military forces have killed one of the gunmen involved in the deadly attack on tourists at the National Bardo Museum two weeks ago.

Khaled Chaieb, also known as Abou Sakhr Lokman, was one of nine militants who died in a raid over the weekend near the border with Algeria.

Prime Minister Habib Essid claimed that Chaieb either led or was among the leaders of the assault on the museum in Tunis that left 21 people dead, most of them foreign nationals.

Two other gunmen were gunned down inside the museum while several others, including Chaieb, were believed to have gotten away.

The Islamic State claimed credit for the museum attack although Tunisian authorities say that the Chaieb belonged to the jihadist group, Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade.

News of Chaieb’s death came during a solidarity protest by thousands against terrorism in Tunisia.


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