Tunisian demonstrators hold a national flag and chant slogans in Tunisia. -- PHOTO: AFP
TUNIS - AT LEAST four people were shot dead and six others seriously wounded late on Saturday when security forces clashed with protesters at a demonstration in central Tunisia, witnesses said.
Teacher and union activist Belgacem Sayhi said the victims were killed when the security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Tala, in the centre-west region of Kasserine.
Those wounded included six in a serious condition who had been transferred to hospital in the regional capital, Kasserine, they added.
Another witness, who also asked not to be named, said there had been clashes overnight on Saturday in Kasserine itself, during which a 12-year-old child was killed when he was shot in the head.
There had already been unrest in Tala on Friday, with protesters attacking a bank and official buildings, setting them on fire, union leader Sadok Mahmoudi told AFP.
On Saturday, troops were deployed for the first time since the start of the recent wave of unrest which has been in protest at high levels of youth unemployment. -- AFP
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