Funeral of colonel allegedly killed by Al Qaeda militants - Tunis

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Tunisian relatives and mourners pray over the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team attend the funeral of Army Col. Tahar Ayari in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team carries the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian military honor team and cofounders of the Islamist movement Ennahada or En-Nahdha, Abdelfattah Mourou (R) prepare the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team and the leader of the Islamist movement Ennahada or En-Nahdha, Rached Ghannouchi (C, left) carry the body of Army Col. Tahar Ayari, during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian Cofounders of the Islamist movement Ennahada or En-Nahdha, Abdelfattah Mourou Scatters perfume over the body of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian army officers and soldiers attend the funeral of Army Col. Tahar Ayari in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian soldiers attend the funeral of Army Col. Tahar Ayari in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian Relatives mourn over a picture and the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian relatives and mourners pray over the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian army officers and relatives attend the funeral of Army Col. Tahar Ayari in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team and relatives carry the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari, during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team and relatives stand next to the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari, during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team carries the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team carries the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian relatives and mourners pray over the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team carries the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian military honor team carries the flag-drapped coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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Tunisian Relatives mourn over a picture and the coffin of Army Col. Tahar Ayari during his funeral in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital.

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A Tunisian colonel and two foreign militants were killed Wednesday, 18 May, in Rouhia of northern Tunisia, during clashes with suspected Al Qaeda militants who were planning to attack tourist sites, according to Tunisian media.

TUNISIA, TUNIS, MAY 19. Tunisians attend the funeral of the army Col. Tahar Ayari, in Sokra, north of the Tunisian capital, Thursday, May 19, 2011. A Tunisian colonel and two foreign militants were killed Wednesday in Rouhia, northern Tunisia, during clashes with suspected Al-Qaeda militants who were planning to attack tourist sites, according to a Tunisian media. (Photo by Hisham Borni/ sniperphoto.co.uk)