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Tunisia arrests 14 officials in phosphate graft probe

Tunisia has taken 14 officials into custody on suspicion of corruption in the phosphate industry, Mohsen Dali, a judiciary spokesman, said on Thursday.

The suspects included a former junior minister, a mines director and procurement director at the Industry Ministry and six managers, Dali said.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; writing by Angus McDowall; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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