Tunisian police clash with protesters in capital on day of heightened tensions
Police used tear gas as road blockades and stone-throwing spread after the death of a detainee, deepening fears of wider unrest.
- On Thursday, Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Ettadhamen, a suburb of Tunis, following the death of a man detained on suspicion of drug dealing.
- Earlier on Thursday, security forces clashed with protesters in Jebeniana and Agareb after a man died during a security chase, prompting forces to fire tear gas while securing a National Guard station.
- While the man's family alleged police violence caused his death, local media reported he died from swallowing drugs; protesters blocked roads, burned tires, and threw stones at security personnel.
- Separately, students in Sfax protested Thursday over the death of a female student who suffered cardiac issues, with colleagues citing delayed ambulance arrival and poor medical facilities while calling for a faculty strike.
- These conflicts coincide with a deepening economic and political crisis intensifying pressure on President Kais Saied, fueling fears of a wider wave of violent protests over deteriorating living conditions and poor public services.
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Eyewitnesses who spoke to the island reported that the events broke out after the young man was buried, when protesters went to a security post and tried to burn him, before the situation developed into confrontations with the security forces.
In Tunisia ' s capital, Tunisia and a number of other cities, violent clashes broke out between disgruntled citizens and the police as a result of the deaths of several people following the arrest by the law enforcement authorities; the law enforcement forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ettadhamen, a suburb of Tunisia ' s capital; the riots began after the death of a man detained on suspicion of drug trafficking, wrote A…
After France and Italy Tunisia is also shaken by unrest. In several cities police and demonstrators clashed. The triggers were unexplained deaths. But there are structural problems behind it.
Tunisian police clash with protesters in capital on day of heightened tensions
Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Ettadhamen, a suburb of the capital, after the death of a man detained on suspicion of drug dealing, amid clashes with police in two towns in southern Tunisia.
Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse protesters in the Etats-Unis district of the capital after the death of a man arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking during clashes with police in two southern Tunisian cities. Yesterday's clashes came in the wake of a deepening economic, social and political crisis in the country, raising fears of a wider wave of violent protests as anger grows over deteriorating living conditions and poor public ser…
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