More than 200 Tunisians wounded in Siliana
More than 200 people have been wounded in a second day of clashes in the Tunisian town of Siliana, medical officials have said.Security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters demanding jobs, with reports of people also being treated for gunshot wounds.
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Protestors are demanding that Zine Mahjoubi Ahmed, the governor of the region should step down because he has failded to address local problems of unemployment and marginalisation. Prime Minister Hamadai Jebali said on a television broadcaste that the governor would stay.
According to AFP news agency, several armoured vehicles were deployed as demonstrators blocked roads with barricades and set tyres alight on Wednesday.Trade unions have called for protests to continue on Thursday, it reports.Interior Minister Ali Laarayedh. called for calm during a live television interview broadcast on Wednesday evening.There have been a number of disturbances in the deprived areas of central Tunisia, unemployment has risen to 18 per cent since the revolution and the grievances of these deprived areas which sparked the Arab Spring in Sidi Bouzid have remained unresolved. A dangerous bitterness prevails and there are fears that the disturbance in Siliana could spread to other towns in the region.
According to AFP news agency, several armoured vehicles were deployed as demonstrators blocked roads with barricades and set tyres alight on Wednesday.Trade unions have called for protests to continue on Thursday, it reports.Interior Minister Ali Laarayedh. called for calm during a live television interview broadcast on Wednesday evening.There have been a number of disturbances in the deprived areas of central Tunisia, unemployment has risen to 18 per cent since the revolution and the grievances of these deprived areas which sparked the Arab Spring in Sidi Bouzid have remained unresolved. A dangerous bitterness prevails and there are fears that the disturbance in Siliana could spread to other towns in the region.
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