One civilian killed Wednesday by gunfire in the town of Douz, Bettahar Hatem, a professor of computer science at the University of Technology of Compiègne, said Wednesday evening at a teacher unionist. Stephane Tassel, Secretary General of Snesup-FSU, the first union of higher education, said that Mr.Bettahar, 38, was over ten years professor at the Joint Research Unit heuristic and diagnosis of complex systems (Heudiasyc) of the UTC in Compiègne. "The death, in addition to others, is unbearable and intolerable," said Tassel. "I vehemently denounces the repressive policies of the Tunisian government, I support and assure the support of our struggles over the Tunisian territory.
According to a witness interviewed in Douz (550 km south of Tunis) by Mr. Bettahar was one of two people killed by police gunfire in this city Wednesday. According to this witness, a former trade unionist, protesters gathered Wednesday morning outside the headquarters of the sub-prefecture when police used tear gas "before firing live rounds", killing two people and four or five wounded.
A cousin Hatem Bettahar living in France, assured to have seen photos that were sent from Douz, on which it is clearly visible qu'Hattem Bettahar was hit by a bullet in the head.
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