Tunisian Cops Slaughter Dozens—Close All Universities & High Schools

[Modern School]

Tunisian protests hit the capital today as troops in tanks swarmed downtown streets and snipers lined rooftops with orders to shoot to kill. Protests began three weeks ago in response to the death of a young unemployed man, Mohammed Bouazizi, who set himself on fire to protest police confiscation of the produce he was selling on the streets. He was unemployed and reduced to illegally selling produce to make ends meet. This exacerbated tensions that were already simmering over rising unemployment and poverty and government corruption.

At least 21 people had already died at the hands of the police as of yesterday and another young Tunisian, Allaa Hidouri, electrocuted himself in protest. However, reports are coming in that dozens of protesters were slaughtered by police in the city of Kaserine yesterday. Medical personnel in Kasserine launched a one-hour strike in protest.

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