One soldier was killed and another injured when their vehicle hit a landmine in the Mount Chaambi area, shortly after security forces clashed with terrorists there. Additional areas around Mount Chaambi were declared closed military zones two days ago. Foreign Affairs Minister Hamdi said the kidnappers of a Tunisian diplomat abducted yesterday in Libya are linked to members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb who were detained in Tunisia for attacks against security forces in Rouhia in 2011. The government plans to try to negotiate for the diplomat's release with the kidnappers, who are demanding the release of Islamist prisoners.
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