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| Tunisian officer killed as unrest over joblessness spreads | Tunisian officer killed as unrest over joblessness spreads |
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| TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian police officer died in clashes with young protesters who had overturned his car during one of a series of demonstrations against mass unemployment, as unrest triggered by the death of an unsuccessful job-seeker spread to several cities. | TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian police officer died in clashes with young protesters who had overturned his car during one of a series of demonstrations against mass unemployment, as unrest triggered by the death of an unsuccessful job-seeker spread to several cities. |
| Tensions have risen in the Kasserine region since Sunday when a young man was electrocuted after scaling a transmission tower to protest his rejection for a government job. Protests spread overnight into Thursday to several cities, including the capital, Tunis. | Tensions have risen in the Kasserine region since Sunday when a young man was electrocuted after scaling a transmission tower to protest his rejection for a government job. Protests spread overnight into Thursday to several cities, including the capital, Tunis. |
| Unemployment is around 15 percent in Tunisia, but far higher outside the capital region. Among young people, it’s around 30 percent. | Unemployment is around 15 percent in Tunisia, but far higher outside the capital region. Among young people, it’s around 30 percent. |
| “We have been waiting for things to get better for five years, and nothing has happened. We’re tired of broken promises,” said Yassine Kahlaoui, a 30-year-old jobseeker who was among more than a thousand of people gathered at the local government building in Kasserine. | |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Walid Louguini said the police officer was attacked by the crowd as he tried to leave his car during a protest in Feriana, in the Kasserine region. Louguini said unrest elsewhere injured 59 officers; medical officials estimated about 40 injured among protesters. | |
| The suicide five years ago of another unemployed youth in the area set off a popular uprising that overthrew Tunisia’s longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and eventually gave rise to the “Arab Spring” uprisings across North Africa. | The suicide five years ago of another unemployed youth in the area set off a popular uprising that overthrew Tunisia’s longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and eventually gave rise to the “Arab Spring” uprisings across North Africa. |
| Tunisia’s government on Wednesday announced a series of measures for the outlying regions and an investigative commission to look into allegations of corruption. | Tunisia’s government on Wednesday announced a series of measures for the outlying regions and an investigative commission to look into allegations of corruption. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |