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| Tunisian police clash with protesters |
| 2011-05-08 |
| [Iran Press TV] [Iran Press TV] Tunisian security forces have used tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the transitional government. The protest in Tunis was organized by youths who were angry at the government's handling of demonstrations this week. They have called for a new revolution. On Friday, police battled hundreds of protesters demanding the government's resignation in the most violent confrontations in weeks. Sources say several photographers working for both local and foreign media were subjected to insults and beatings on Thursday and Friday. Tension has risen in the North African country, after a former minister warned of a possible coup by loyalists of the ousted government. Former President-for-Life Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ...who departed by popular demand in January, 2011, precipitating the Arab Spring... was ousted by street protests in January after 23 years in power. Ben Ali decamped to Soddy Arabia as the Tunisian Revolution was gaining momentum. The demonstrators are opposed to the new government as it still includes figures from the ousted regime. The interim government has promised elections in July. |
| Posted by:Fred |