Two Tunisian soldiers injured in blast near Algeria border

Two soldiers were injured on Saturday when a landmine went off in the western Tunisian Jebel Chambi region, a Tunisian security source said.

"The two soldiers were immediately taken to hospital to receive treatment following the landmine blast," the security source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity.

The source did not, however, provide any further information about the landmine explosion or the degree of the injury of the two soldiers.

Violence has been high along the border with Algeria, with sixteen Tunisian troops killed in July by around 60 militants who managed to infiltrate into Tunisia's Chambi region on the border between Tunisia and Algeria.

Tunisian army personnel deployed in the Jebel Chambi region are the target of repeated attacks from terrorist groups. The attacks have left a large number of troops killed and injured.

The mountainous Chambi region is said to be where some militants are hiding out following French intervention in Mali last year.