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| The Latest: France offers 1 billion euros to Tunisia | |
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| TUNIS, Tunisia — The latest developments on unrest in Tunisia. All times local: | TUNIS, Tunisia — The latest developments on unrest in Tunisia. All times local: |
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| France is offering 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in aid to Tunisia, including aid to regions where young people are struggling. | |
| The French and Tunisian leaders met for lunch Friday in Paris before Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid cut his visit short to deal with a spreading protest movement touched off by the death of a young jobless man. | |
| In a statement afterward, French President Francois Hollande announced 1 billion euros in aid over five years. | |
| France is the strongest European ally of Tunisia, a former French colony. | |
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| 2:15 p.m. | 2:15 p.m. |
| Tunisia’s prime minister says he understands why young people are protesting over unemployment, but the country is still suffering through the growing pains of a young democracy, compounded by the problem of terrorism. | Tunisia’s prime minister says he understands why young people are protesting over unemployment, but the country is still suffering through the growing pains of a young democracy, compounded by the problem of terrorism. |
| In an interview Friday with France 24 television, just before his government imposed a nationwide curfew, Habib Essid denied the situation this time — where a young man was electrocuted after he climbed a transmission tower — was comparable to the suicide that touched off the Arab Spring five years ago, even if both young men were anguished over a lack of prospects. | In an interview Friday with France 24 television, just before his government imposed a nationwide curfew, Habib Essid denied the situation this time — where a young man was electrocuted after he climbed a transmission tower — was comparable to the suicide that touched off the Arab Spring five years ago, even if both young men were anguished over a lack of prospects. |
| Essid said Tunisia is a new democracy, and his government is aware of the difficulties it faces. | Essid said Tunisia is a new democracy, and his government is aware of the difficulties it faces. |
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| Tunisia has declared a nationwide curfew beginning Friday night, saying the spreading unrest is a danger to public safety. | Tunisia has declared a nationwide curfew beginning Friday night, saying the spreading unrest is a danger to public safety. |
| In a statement, the Interior Ministry said the curfew would last from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. | In a statement, the Interior Ministry said the curfew would last from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. |
| Unrest triggered by the death of a young jobseeker in Kesserine on Sunday has spread throughout the country during the week. | Unrest triggered by the death of a young jobseeker in Kesserine on Sunday has spread throughout the country during the week. |
| 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. |