5 Islamist convicts escape Tunisian jail, govt sacks intelligence officials

This comes as a rare security breach for the North African country.

Remnants of Islamic State and al-Qaeda remain active in Tunisia’s mountains near the border with Algeria.

Security sources said the men were “very dangerous terrorists”. The interior ministry published the names and photos of the escaped convicts and urged citizens to contact the police if they see them. The interior ministry said in a statement that the minister dismissed two top officials in intelligence services.

Another of the five, Rayd Touati, was arrested in 2019 and was sentenced to death by a Tunisian court earlier this year.

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