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| Tunis declares curfew after 'Islamist' rioting | Tunis declares curfew after 'Islamist' rioting |
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| Tunisia has declared an overnight curfew on eight regions, including the capital, an interior ministry official says, in the wake of serious rioting. | Tunisia has declared an overnight curfew on eight regions, including the capital, an interior ministry official says, in the wake of serious rioting. |
| The eight-hour curfew was introduced after several violent attacks in protest at an art exhibition. | The eight-hour curfew was introduced after several violent attacks in protest at an art exhibition. |
| The government has blamed ultra-conservative Islamists known as Salafists for the violence, in which police stations were set on fire. | The government has blamed ultra-conservative Islamists known as Salafists for the violence, in which police stations were set on fire. |
| But the Salafists have denied being involved in the rampage. | But the Salafists have denied being involved in the rampage. |
| The curfew will be in place in the suburbs of Ben Arouss, Ariana and Manouba as well as the cities of Sousse, Monastir, Jendouba and Ben Guerdane. | The curfew will be in place in the suburbs of Ben Arouss, Ariana and Manouba as well as the cities of Sousse, Monastir, Jendouba and Ben Guerdane. |
| 'Heavy price' | 'Heavy price' |
| Monday's overnight series of attacks targeted police stations, a court and an art gallery. | Monday's overnight series of attacks targeted police stations, a court and an art gallery. |
| In one northern suburb, La Marsa, rioters tried to force their way into an art gallery where several paintings deemed "blasphemous" had been slashed a day earlier by Islamists. | In one northern suburb, La Marsa, rioters tried to force their way into an art gallery where several paintings deemed "blasphemous" had been slashed a day earlier by Islamists. |
| The exhibition included paintings that caricatured Mecca, portrayed a nude woman, and showed the word "Allah" spelled out with strings of ants. | The exhibition included paintings that caricatured Mecca, portrayed a nude woman, and showed the word "Allah" spelled out with strings of ants. |
| The offices of Tunisia's main labour union in the north-west city of Jendouba were also set alight by Salafis overnight, state television reported according to Reuters. | The offices of Tunisia's main labour union in the north-west city of Jendouba were also set alight by Salafis overnight, state television reported according to Reuters. |
| The country's Justice Minister Nourredine Bhiri said that those behind the violence would "pay a heavy price". | The country's Justice Minister Nourredine Bhiri said that those behind the violence would "pay a heavy price". |
| "These are terrorist groups which have lost control, they are isolated in society," he told a Tunisian radio station. | "These are terrorist groups which have lost control, they are isolated in society," he told a Tunisian radio station. |
| He said some of the violence, which came hours after al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Tunisians to turn against the government, may have been inspired by the group. | He said some of the violence, which came hours after al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Tunisians to turn against the government, may have been inspired by the group. |
| An official from the justice ministry said that those arrested would be brought to justice under a 2003 anti-terror law, AFP reports. | An official from the justice ministry said that those arrested would be brought to justice under a 2003 anti-terror law, AFP reports. |
| The Salafist movement called on Tunisians to protest against "infringements against Islam" but said it had nothing to do with the violence. | The Salafist movement called on Tunisians to protest against "infringements against Islam" but said it had nothing to do with the violence. |
| Since the fall of Tunisia's autocratic leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, in January 2011, there has been a resurgence of hard-line Islamists in the country. | Since the fall of Tunisia's autocratic leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, in January 2011, there has been a resurgence of hard-line Islamists in the country. |
| Some of the Salafists' most radical branches have been holding demonstrations to demand an introduction of Sharia in Tunisia. | Some of the Salafists' most radical branches have been holding demonstrations to demand an introduction of Sharia in Tunisia. |