Tunisia-Libya border post closed for hours

TUNIS - Tunisia closed a border post with Libya for two hours after some armed Libyans fired in the air at the post, Tunisian official news agency TAP reported Monday.

A group of armed Libyans fired shots in the air with their automatic weapons at the Ras El Jedir border post after being prevented from entering Tunisia with the weapons, TAP said.

Following the incident, the Tunisian side of the border post was closed for two hours.

The border areas between Tunisia and Libya have seen frequent gunfire recently due to the absence of officials in charge on the Libyan side of the border and the climate of insecurity prevailing in the area, TAP said.

Over the past days, Tunisian authorities have stepped up road blocks in an effort to curb drug and weapons trafficking along the borders with Libya.