More than 20 suspected terrorists have been arrested by the Tunisian authorities, Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters.

More than 20 suspected terrorists have been arrested by the Tunisian authorities, Interior Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said on Saturday, as cited by Reuters.

According to the official, 10 are believed to be directly involved in the attack, but no details were provided concerning the other detainees.

 The government also announced it had initiated a large-scale campaign against the extremists and would deploy the army to major cities to bolster security.

The attack committed on Wednesday took the lives of 23 people, including 20 foreign tourists as ISIL claimed responsibility for the assault.