The Tunisian army is deployed in several states due to the riots
On Sunday, Tunisian media revealed that the army had deployed in a number of states. After the riots that renewed since last night. According to "Russia Today".
The spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Mohamed Zakri, confirmed in press statements, the deployment of military units in front of public facilities and headquarters of the sovereignty in the states of Siliana, Kasserine, Bizerte and Sousse.
He stated that this comes in anticipation of the riots that could target these facilities. Zakari mentioned that the National Army forces are about to conduct joint patrols in all regions of the Republic.
And the Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of more than 240 people, most of them teenagers and boys. After violent confrontations with police and riots broke out in several Tunisian cities on Saturday.
Walid Hakima, a spokesman for the Internal Security Forces, said: “The riot police arrested 242, most of them young men and children who deliberately vandalized property and tried to rob shops and banks.”
On Sunday, violent confrontations broke out in several states, as security forces pursued protesters and fired tear gas canisters to disperse them.
