Hundreds arrested on 5th night of violent clashes in Tunisia 2 minutes read
Tunisia, Jan 20 (efe-epa).- Tunisian security forces on Tuesday arrested 432 people across the country after the fifth consecutive night of clashes between youth protesters and police amid a political crisis and anti-coronavirus restrictions that are stifling the economy.
In Ettadhamen, one of the capital’s most populated and marginalized neighborhoods, young people put up barricades and threw stones at the police and the National Guards, who fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
As a 10-hour curfew began at 8 pm, Prime Minister Hichem Michichi delivered a speech to the nation, in a bid to ease the protests.
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Tunisia’s anger boils over as Covid batters economy
Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment
World Economy News
19 Jan 2021 • 3 min read
Nightly riots by Tunisian youths this week have underscored the depth of the country’s economic crisis as it grapples with rising poverty and widespread unemployment even as it is feted as the Arab world’s only democracy.
Violent protests have swept at least 15 cities and police have clashed with teenage demonstrators, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse stone-throwing youths. Hundreds have been arrested and the army has been deployed to prevent the looting of shops and banks.
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