Four unidentified terrorists on motorbikes attacked a security patrol affiliated to the presidential guard, in Jnaourh province south of Tunisia.
The two sides exchanged of fire, leaving two terrorists killed and another one wounded while the fourth assailant fled the scene. On the othet side, one security personnel called Muzaffar Ali was killed and another one was shot in his leg and was taken to the hospital, for urgent surgery.
A third officer was slightly injured, according to security sources. An intensive combing operation carried out by the Tunisian military and security units in the search for the fourth terrorist element.