Tunisia says over 200 detained for ‘looting’

Protests hit several areas in Tunisia in recent days over price hikes and tax increases

By Enes Canli

TUNIS (AA) – A total of 206 people have been detained in Tunisia for “looting” amid tension over price hikes, according to the country’s interior ministry.

In a statement on Wednesday, ministry spokesman Khelifa Chibani said 49 security personnel were injured and 45 security vehicles damaged in several parts across the country.

Protests hit several areas in Tunisia in recent days over price hikes and tax increases in the North African country.

The government defends the measures as necessary to limit a budget deficit that hit 6 percent of the country’s GDP.

On Tuesday, the interior ministry said 44 people have been detained following clashes between protesters and security forces a day earlier that left one demonstrators dead.

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