(TAP) – Seven individuals were arrested in Teboulba delegation (Monastir governorate) over suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation.

The suspects glorified terrorism and encouraged Jihad, an Interior Ministry press release reads.

Two of them are under search warrant and sentenced to five years in prison over affiliation to a terrorist organisation.

The Public Prosecutor ordered to place the seven individuals into custody ant to initiate a legal action against them over suspected affiliation to a terrorist organisation, the ministry added.

The prosecutor further issued a wanted notice against an eighth suspect for the same charges.