Voice of America: Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sparks Protests

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Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sparks Protests Feb 6th 2013, 16:16 Thousands of people took to Tunisia's streets Wednesday to protest the killing of a leading opposition figure, amid fears that radicals are threatening to derail the country's democratic transition. Chokri Belaid, a leading member of the Popular Front, a leftist coalition formed last year, was shot as he was leaving his home in the capital, Tunis. Police used teargas to disperse protesters who had jammed the main Habib Bourguiba boulevard in central Tunis, yelling "shame, ...

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