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Thousands filled the highway between Siliana and Tunis today the
march symbolically walked 10 km out of the town in direction of
Tunis.
Clashes between protesters and the armed forces continue as the
Tunisian town of Siliana enters the fourth day of a general strike led by the
UGTT trade union federation. The clashes which have led to more than
300 injured have become a focal point for people all over Tunisia.
Today, like the previous days, thousands of people took to the streets.
The protesters are demanding the removal of Siliana governor Ahmed
Zine Mahjoubi and that something be done about the high poverty and
unemployment that exists in the region. They are also calling for the
release of 14 people arrested 20 months ago and still being held without
trial.
On Thursday the country’s National Guard deployed armoured
vehicles as protesters erected makeshift barricades in the streets. On
Friday morning the streets of the town were littered with stones and the
charred remains of barricades which had been put up in the previous days.
Residents also set up roadblocks on the highway leading to Tunis.
As one of the participants told AP, “I am a higher educated person
and I still do not have a job; I’ve been unemployed since 2009. I am