Authorities arrested eight members of Ansar al Sharia following the arrest of two bomb makers involved in a premature detonation in the Sfax suburb of El Ain on April 5. The Ansar al Sharia cell was reportedly planning to attack "vital institutions in the city of Sfax." Deputy Interior Minister Sfar said nearly 1,800 Tunisians are fighting in Syria and claimed that the government cannot stop them from doing so. He also said Tunisian fighters returning from Syria can take advantage of an amnesty policy as long as they have not killed anyone.
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