Al Jazeera | 10.05.2017
Troops‘ deployment comes after protests erupt at industrial sites amid growing discontent over bad economic conditions.
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi has ordered the army to protect the output of the country’s main resources following a wave of protests over unemployment and worsening economic conditions.
This is the first time that troops in Tunisia have been deployed to guard industrial installations, including phosphate, gas and oil production facilities, that are key to the national economy.
„It is a serious decision, but it must be applied to protect our resources,“ Essebsi said on Wednesday in a speech to the nation.