Yesterday on February 6th Chokri Belaid, the Tunisian opposition leader, was assassinated in front of his home. Belaid received death threats often due to his outspokenness of the government that was Islamist-led. He claimed they weren't doing enough against the Salafists, the group that allegedly was behind his assassination. There were protests in the streets of the capital, which turned violent today. Police have fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the protesters. One police officer died after tackling looters. Now it seems that Tunisia is added to the list of African countries that are in mass frenzy.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/07/world/africa/tunisia-political-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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