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Tunisian police fire tear gas as protests follow deaths in Tunis and Sfax
Reuters, via Daily Maverick, and Al Jazeera said Tunisian police used tear gas in a Tunis suburb on Thursday after a detainee died, with further clashes in southern towns.
Wire reporting: (Reuters, via Daily Maverick)
Tunisian police used tear gas on Thursday to disperse protesters in Ettadhamen, a suburb of Tunis, after the death of a man who had been detained on suspicion of drug dealing, Reuters reported via Daily Maverick and Al Jazeera1,2.
The man's family said he died because of police violence after his arrest and asked that the circumstances be clarified and those responsible held accountable1,2. Local media reported that he died after swallowing drugs1,2. Reuters said the interior ministry was not immediately available for comment1.
Protesters blocked roads, burned tires and threw stones, while security forces sought to secure a National Guard station in the area, according to the Reuters account carried by both outlets1,2.
Earlier Thursday, police clashed with protesters in Jebeniana, also spelled Jebiniana, in Sfax governorate after the death of a man whose relatives said died during a security chase1,2. Reuters said similar clashes occurred in Agareb, also in Sfax governorate1. Al Jazeera, citing Tunisian media, said protesters in Jebiniana set a vehicle ablaze and burned tires while police used tear gas2.
In Sfax, students protested the death of a female student who suffered a cardiac problem1,2. Colleagues said ambulance crews took too long to arrive, citing a lack of medical facilities, and called for a strike at Sfax faculties on Friday1,2.
Both accounts placed the unrest against a deepening economic, social and political crisis and noted that thousands joined a large protest against President Kais Saied in the capital on Saturday1,2. Al Jazeera also reported that a Tunisian military court on Wednesday sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the military to disobey orders2.
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Rare unrest flares in Tunisian capital as police clash with protesters
That unrest in the capital is rare and that protests also hit several other cities.
Reports rare unrest in Tunis and Jebiniana over deaths linked to police, plus a student protest in Sfax.