Thursday, November 1, 2012

State Of Emergency Extended In Tunisia As Violence Continues To Escalate

Security Tightened After Tunisia Violence -- Al Jazeera

Soldiers deployed following deadly clashes in Tunis suburb over arrest of Salafist in connection with assault.

Police and soldiers have deployed in large numbers in the Tunisian capital after deadly clashes with radical Islamists during the night, according to the interior ministry.

The deployment came a day after Tunisia's state news agency said one protester was killed and three security officers injured in clashes near Tunis on Tuesday.

Wielding sharp tools and swords, the protesters went on the attack in the Tunis suburb of Manouba after police arrested a Salafist suspected of assaulting the head of the suburb's public-security brigade, Khaled Tarrouche, interior ministry spokesman, said.

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More News On The Unrest In Tunisia

Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks -- AFP
Armed Islamists on Tunis streets after clashes -- AFP
Second man dies after clashes between Tunisian Salafis, police -- Reuters
More sectarian clashes expected in Tunisia capital -- Euronews
Early test for new rulers in Tunisia
-- Osama Al Sharif, Al Arabiya News
Tunisia, a Sad Year Later
-- Souhir Stephenson, New York Times

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