A suspected terrorist was killed on Monday in an exchange of fire with security forces in a mountainous area of central Tunisia, a defense ministry spokesman said.

A suspected terrorist was killed on Monday in an exchange of fire with security forces in a mountainous area of central Tunisia, a defense ministry spokesman said.

"For two week, military forces have been tracking a group of terrorists in the Mount Mghila area,' Belhassan Oueslati told AFP.

"One terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with a military unit," he said, adding that the operation was ongoing.