(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Two unknown assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire at a three-member police patrol in Sousse city, central east Tunisia, killing one of them.
The drive-by shooting took place near a bridge close to the coastal Msaken neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry.
The victim succumbed to his injuries soon after arriving at a nearby hospital while the two other policemen are unhurt, the statement said.
The security services launched a massive manhunt for the assailants in the area following the attack.
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