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             Tunisia Protests After Opposition Leader Assassinated

   Protests have erupted in Tunisia after the killing of outspoken
   opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi outside his house in the capital,
   Tunis, the second political assassination in the country this year.
   Local media reported that gunmen shot Brahmi - who belonged to the
   nationalist and secular Popular Current party - several times early
   Thursday.
   The 58-year-old politician was a vocal critic of Tunisia`s Islamist-led
   government and a member of the Constituent Assembly charged with
   drawing up the North African country`s new constitution.
   The moderate Islamist Ennahda Party, which dominated October 2011
   elections and rules in a coalition with two secular parties, quickly
   condemned what it called "this cowardly and despicable crime."
   The chairman of the Constituent Assembly said Friday will be a day of
   mourning for Brahmi.
   The February assassination of another secular politician, Chokri
   Belaid, ignited the worst violence in Tunisia since the 2011 fall of
   autocratic President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and provoked a political
   crisis that nearly derailed the country`s political transition.
   The opposition has criticized Ennahda for not cracking down on Islamist
   extremists, and many members of Belaid`s party hold the government
   responsible for his assassination.
   Tunisian officials say six suspects sought for Belaid`s assassination
   are still on the run and their names will soon be revealed.
   Thursday`s killing comes as Tunisia was celebrating the 56th
   anniversary of becoming a republic after gaining independence from
   France.
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