Fierce clashes in Tunisia as cops fire tear gas, govt dismissed

[harvey007]

Run time: 01:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omWjoDlS0LE   Posted on YouTube: January 14, 2011 By YouTube Member: RussiaToday Views on YouTube: 50785   Posted on DU: January 16, 2011 By DU Member: harvey007 Views on DU: 512

 

[Catherina]

1. Those are some very courageous people. Rec'd n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. It seems to have been sporadic

The first UK holiday makers who were flown back early hadn't seen any sign of problems there.

Although some of the hotel resorts appear to be owned by the generally despised family it is in fact in the interest of the Tunisian population to protect their tourist industry the income from which they are heavily reliant.

I was even thinking of going there myself this summer or possibly Egypt. However - its starting to look as though Egypt may be the next one to go so guess I may now settle for Turkey instead.

Edit to add : that news clip from RT / Russia's English TV News Channel is the stock footage we get on all of the news channels here - the guy on the floor getting mullered.