TUNIS - Two people were killed and two police officers wounded in a shoot-out overnight Saturday in northern Tunisia, the country’s official TAP news agency reported Sunday. Two other people were arrested in the incident, which took place in a suburban Tunis house.‘Preliminary investigations indicate that elements of the group are dangerous, wanted criminals,’ TAP added, without offering details of their alleged crimes or the circumstances of the shoot-out.
Locals said the events occurred in the town of Hammam-Lif, roughly 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of the capital. Police Sunday stepped up security around the area, which appeared calm.
Except where permission for hunting has been granted, firearms are illegal in Tunisia.