Sunday, February 6, 2011

Tnez Four dead in the police shooting of a manifestation

At least four people have died in Tunisia and another 17 were injured by police gunfire, as reported by the Ministry of Interior. The police opened fire to disperse a thousand assailants who tried to take the station in the town of Kef, northwest of the country, throwing stones and incendiary cocktail.

But, according to AFP news agency account, the source of the news is still a little weak, a member of a union and a resident of the town of Kef. The facts have occurred hours after two people arrested in a police station in the town of Sidi Bouzid, where the revolt began Tunisian social forced out of power by Ben Ali, died as a result of intentional arson in cell where they were, according to some witnesses in the area.

The Interior Minister, Farhat Rajhi, confirmed the two deaths "burn" during a television program and said "will open an investigation into the facts." "After declaring a fire at the police station of Sidi Bouzid on the afternoon of Friday, two young men arrested for filing an obvious state of intoxication have died burnt," the Tunisian news agency TAP.

Several hundred demonstrators gathered to protest the incident to the police station and burned three police vehicles. The mood in Tunisia are very adverse to the police. The people accused the body of acting almost like a gang of thugs under the command of Ben Ali during the years of dictatorship.

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