A fierce critic of the Tunisian government's dealings with radical Islamists has been shot dead, sending protesters on to the streets two years after their Jasmine Revolution sparked revolt across the Arab world.
A fierce critic of the Tunisian government's dealings with radical Islamists has been shot dead, sending protesters on to the streets two years after their Jasmine Revolution sparked revolt across the Arab world.
ANGER AND GRIEF: Protesters clash with riot police after the death of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, below. Picture: Reuters
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TAREK AMARA TUNIS
The offices of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party – which rules in a fractious coalition with secularists – was set ablaze after Chokri Belaid, 48, was gunned down outside his home in the capital, Tunis.
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