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Tunisian army declares protest area "closed military zone"

by Reuters
Monday, 29 July 2013 11:19 GMT

TUNIS, July 29 (Reuters) - The Tunisian army used barbed wire to shut down a main square being used by pro- and anti-government protesters in the capital on Monday, declaring it "a closed military zone".

Protesters on both sides vowed to return, opposition media said, adding that anti-government protesters had already started regrouping near the square.

Tensions have been running high in Tunisia, with rival protests growing increasingly violent amid opposition calls to dissolve the Islamist-led government. (Reporting by Tarek Amara and Erika Solomon; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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