Tunisia\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Prime Minister Ali Larayedh says the country has made progress in dismantling terrorist cells.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cThere is progress in dismantling the terrorist networks. We are confronted by small groups who practice terrorism and have links to terrorist parties,\u201d Larayedh said on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cMembers from the Tunis Salafist movement have connections with local and foreign terrorist groups. They are encouraging armed rebellion against the state through violence and terrorism,\u201d the Tunisian premier stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Tunisian authorities arrested over 200 people including the supporters of the Ansar al-Sharia group on May 19, during clashes that erupted when the group called on its followers to assemble in the capital\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s suburb of Ettadhamen. <\/p>\n
The Tunisian government recently banned Ansar al-Sharia from holding its annual congress in Kairouan, the capital of Kairouan Governorate, saying the group posed a \u00c5\u201cthreat to public order.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Larayedh also warned, \u00c5\u201cWe will continue to pursue them and all people who practice violence or have links with the terrorists.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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