It did not give details of the identities or ranks of the officers, or where in neighbouring Libya the vessels came from Tunisian officials were not immediately available for comment.
"Two small boats coming from Libya docked Friday morning at El Ketf port in the province of Ben Guerdane carrying 18 Libyans, including five army officers," TAP said, citing its correspondent in the area.
Late last month, then Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa crossed the border into Tunisia through the main transit point of Ras Jdir, defecting from Muammar Gaddafi`s government and flying to Britain. (*)
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