Dozens of prisoners have died and many have fled in a fire at a prison in the Tunisian town of Monastir, 165 kilometers south of the capital. The fire has not been controlled in jail, which houses 1,200 inmates, according to Agence France Presse and the dead would be at least 42. Prisoners set fire to mattresses and flames have spread through the building.Some deaths could have been shot dead by police trying to prevent his escape, according to eyewitnesses quoted by. Also in the prisons of the region of Gafsa and Kaserín (downtown west) and those of Bizerta and Mornaguia (north) there have been riots and fires during last night and this morning, according to governmental sources.
In Gafsa and Kaserín the riots have been controlled while in prison Bizerta, northwest of Tunisia, and the Mornaguia, 17 kilometers from the capital, dozens of prisoners have escaped. In Mornag prison near Tunis, has been fired and flames, but the riot was ultimately controlled by the security forces.
Meanwhile, the streets of Tunis are regaining some normalcy, though the tanks have been deployed in major thoroughfares. On the outskirts of the capital have been looted and in several neighborhoods of the city occurred last night in supermarkets and shops looted by masked men. In a country where all are rumors, there is much speculation about the identity of these bands: some say they are affiliated militias Ben Ali whose aim is to destabilize the situation in the country and the version circulating on the internet that they are public officials Police.
The army patrols the streets of the Tunisian capital to fend off looters. From the city center, in the curfew for the night they heard the sound of gunfire and tear gas grenades. Also involved in patrolling helicopters.
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