Tunisians Clash With Police as Protests Over Economy Build
- Demonstrators loot Carrefour store in the capital, Tunis
- Spending cuts, price increases in budget trigger protests
Tunisian protesters clash with security forces in the town of Tebourba on January 9, 2018.
Photographer: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images
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Tunisian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in the capital, Tunis, as increasingly violent protests test a government struggling to put its finances in order and attract investors.
Late Tuesday, a branch of the French superstore Carrefour was looted and attempts made to set the building on fire. Demonstrations began last week over the government’s budget, which includes higher taxes and spending cuts. One protester has died, and Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has called for calm.