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Hundreds Arrested After 3rd Night of Rioting Across Parts of Tunisia

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - Riots and looting were reported late Monday in a number of
   Tunisian towns and cities, leading to the arrests of nearly 600 people.
   Widespread rioting began early Sunday, days after the country marked
   the 10th anniversary of the resignation of long-time President Zein el
   Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia's 2011 Arab Spring revolution. The riots
   also came as Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced a major
   ministerial reshuffle Saturday.
   Tunisian security forces fired teargas at crowds of protesters Tuesday
   afternoon in the center of the capital Tunis as they marched toward the
   Interior Ministry, demanding the release of those arrested after three
   nights of rioting and looting in towns and cities across the country.

   Crowds of young men attacked and looted businesses, government offices
   and banks again Monday night. Security forces arrested about 600 people
   in the wake of violence and demands by the public to protect private
   property.

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