Clashes broke out Tuesday night for the first time in a suburb of Tunis. Clashes erupted in the city Ettadhamoun, 15 km from the capital, demonstrators and security forces, told the residents. A bus was burned, shops looted and a bank. A witness said the demonstrators openly blocked the road to Bizerte up to the city folk.The police used tear gas and warning shots were heard. The clashes, which began after 18 hours and continued for two hours, would be most severe in the suburbs of Tunis, where protests have been muted on Tuesday. "We're not afraid, we are not afraid, we are afraid of God," chanted the crowd, the bulk was later dispersed, police chased small groups in the neighboring streets.
This new bout of violence erupted shortly after the publication of a new official death toll since the start of the movement which reported three new victims. The government, however, rejected the higher ratings from organizations defending human rights. "Our figures show 21 deaths," he said Tuesday during a press briefing, the Tunisian Minister of Communication Samir Laabidi.
"Those who spoke to 40 or 50 people must file a list of names," he said, noting damage "significant" without providing quantification. The previous official toll, statement Tuesday mid-day, reported 18 dead. The president of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), Belhassen, had ensured that at least thirty-five people were killed in the riots.
"The figure of 35 dead based on a list of names", "she said. Earlier in the day, Sadok Mahmoudi, a member of the regional branch of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), had referred to a situation of "chaos" at Kasserine, the main town center, and a balance sheet of more than 50 dead three days.
The movement of social revolt began on December 17 after the self-immolation of a young street vendor of Sidi Bouzid, in central-west, 265 km from Tunis, who protested against the seizure of his goods by police. Washington has again expressed concern Tuesday about reports that the Tunisian security forces would be an "excessive use of force" and called London Tunis to resolve the situation "peacefully".
Opposition parties have expressed disappointment Tuesday after the Tunisian president's speech, considered "below expectations", a radical party even calling for the resignation of the government.
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