Tunis: The Tunisian authorities has announced to allow demonstrations on a symbolic street in the capital two days after police brutally clamped down on protesters who defied a ban on rallies, media reported on Wednesday.
Interior Minister Ali Larayedh following a cabinet meeting said that the avenue was reopened to all Tunisians, those who want to demonstrate, to walk or to work
The interior minister also called for“independent inquiry” into Monday’s violence.
Bourguiba Avenue in the heart of Tunis has been the site of numerous demonstrations since the Zine el Abidine Ben Ali regime fell in January 2011.
But Tunisia’s government, led by the moderate Islamist party Ennahda, banned rallies on the street on March 28, three days after Islamist protesters demanding sharia law attacked a group of actors last month.
The interior ministry said the ban was needed because those who do business on the avenue had complained about the repeated disruptions.
On Monday, at least 15 civilians and eight policemen were hurt as riot police fired tear gas and baton-charged hundreds of protesters who had turned out to defy the ban.
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