Tunisia imposes curfew following overnight riots - Tunis

01/07

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Police escort taxis to the clock tower by Avenue Habib Bourguiba in downtown Tunis following Tuesdays curfew imposed after violent riots erupted the previous night,.

02/07

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National Guard at entrance to Tunis's Avenue Habib Bourguiba during the curfew imposed after violent riots rocked the country the previous night.

03/07

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Tunisians rush home as a curfew is put in place following the previous night's violent riots.

04/07

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The Tunisian army stops car in Avenue Habib Thameur in downtown Tunis during a curfew, imposed after the violent riots that rocked the country the previous night.

05/07

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Tunisian army stops car in Avenue Habib Thameur, downtown Tunis during curfew imposed after the violent riots that rocked the country the previous night.

06/07

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Tunisians rush home as a curfew is put in place in Tunisia's capitol Tunis, following last nights violent riots helped by national guard and police who organized taxis to bring them to their destination.

07/07

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Following the violent riots during previous nights where several police stations , a court and a art gallery were targeted, the interior ministry imposed a eight-hour curfew in eight regions including the capital of Tunis.