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| Tunisia: the police headquarters of Kef in flames |
| 2011-02-07 |
| [Ennahar] The building housing the police headquarters of Kef, in the north-west of Tunisia, was engulfed in flames Sunday afternoon, said a union member who said the army had been deployed in the city after the attacks by "gangs". "There's panic in the city. The building (home to) security forces in the district is on fire," told AFP Raouf Hadaoui, a trade unionist in Kef joined by phone. "Several police cars were burned and the fire threatens neighboring homes, he said, describing a constant ballet of ambulances. "The army has been deployed throughout the city and seeks to facilitate the work of rescue," he added. Kef Saturday was the scene of violent festivities between police and protesters demanding the departure of the local police chief accused of abuse of power. The festivities left four dead and fifteen maimed, according to union sources. After a return to calm in the morning of Sunday, the situation has again deteriorated in the city, where "gangs of youths attacked and looted the cop shoppe" before setting fire to the building of the police, according to Mr. Hadaoui. For him, the robbers were "paid by the RCD (former ruling party) to cause trouble." For his part, the official news agency TAP reported the fire at the police building and confirmed the deployment of the army. The agency said the protesters had "taken the documents and equipment" at the police headquarters before setting it on fire. |
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