Tear gas fired at Tunisian protesters
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January 25, 2011, Tuesday
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SHOUTING Tunisian protesters smashed police cars after they were hit by tear gas as tensions resumed yesterday in the capital of a country struggling to stabilize itself after the president was overthrown.
After an overnight 'sleep-in' in defiance of the country's curfew, scores of protesters gathered in front of the prime minister's office yesterday morning, shouting anti-government slogans. As the crowd grew rowdy, police fired tear gas in the air.
Demonstrators covered their faces with Tunisian flags to protect themselves from the acrid clouds. They shattered the windows of police cars, sending shards of glass into the empty cars.
Schools were set to reopen yesterday after protracted closure because of the unrest, but teachers went on strike. Some students joined the demonstrations instead of heading to their classrooms.
The protesters are angry that holdovers from former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime hold leading posts in the interim government which has been in place since last week.
State TV also reported yesterday that a former Ben Ali political adviser who had been sought by police, Abdelwaheb Abdallah, has been located and placed under house arrest.
After an overnight 'sleep-in' in defiance of the country's curfew, scores of protesters gathered in front of the prime minister's office yesterday morning, shouting anti-government slogans. As the crowd grew rowdy, police fired tear gas in the air.
Demonstrators covered their faces with Tunisian flags to protect themselves from the acrid clouds. They shattered the windows of police cars, sending shards of glass into the empty cars.
Schools were set to reopen yesterday after protracted closure because of the unrest, but teachers went on strike. Some students joined the demonstrations instead of heading to their classrooms.
The protesters are angry that holdovers from former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime hold leading posts in the interim government which has been in place since last week.
State TV also reported yesterday that a former Ben Ali political adviser who had been sought by police, Abdelwaheb Abdallah, has been located and placed under house arrest.
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