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The Interior Ministry blamed Ansar al Sharia for the killing of two National Guardsmen earlier this week, and said 13 suspects have been killed and one of several holed up in Mount Touayer near Beja was arrested by security forces, who are still pursuing members of the group. About two tons of bomb-making material, along with ammunition and vision equipment, was found in a house rented by the group, which was reportedly planning attacks. Last week security forces were deployed near the Libyan border, after warnings of attacks by armed groups allied with Ansar al-Sharia, and a suspected terrorist was arrested in Kasserine.