New wave of protests plunges Ennahda in state of ‘clinical death’
Angry protesters set fire to office of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party in neglected Gafsa region, as strikes are observed in other regions.
As if he’s saying: Us or chaos
GAFSA Tunisia – Angry protesters set fire Wednesday to the office of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party in the neglected Gafsa region, as strikes were observed in areas amid rising discontent and political deadlock.
Hundreds of demonstrators attacked the Ennahda party’s headquarters in the poor central region after trying to break into the governor’s office, where they were dispersed by police firing tear gas.
The protesters seized files and furniture from the office and burned them on the road, while preventing firemen from gaining access to the building, and with no immediate sign of the police.
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