Tunisian interior ministry said two policemen were killed in a clash with a "terrorist" group west of the capital.

Tunisian interior ministry said two policemen were killed in a clash with a "terrorist" group west of the capital.

"Two National Guard agents were killed and a third was wounded in a confrontation with an armed terrorist group" in the Beja region, 70 kilometers from Tunis, it said in a statement.

The wounded man is in serious condition, a police source told AFP.
The ministry gave no details on the incident "in the interests of the smooth running of the operation" by security forces.

According to Radio Shams-FM, the police had been tipped off about an armed group operating out of a house in the area. The gunmen escaped, it said.