Sunday
Jan092011
Tunisia Latest: At Least 9 Dead in Saturday Clashes
Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 8:01
1945 GMT: Radio Kalima is claiming more than 50 people died on Saturday night and Sunday morning: 16 in Thala, 22 in the Kasserine region, 2 in Meknassi, 1 in Feriana, and 8 in Reguab.
The site claims special forces and militia used live ammunition and also fired on funeral processions and burial ceremonies.
1525 GMT: A two-minute video of the dead and wounded, lying in hospital, from the Thala clash is racing across the Internet. (Warning: graphic images)
Reuters says Tunisian authorities are now admitting eight were killed in Tala and the Kasserine region last night.
The Regional Federation of Labor, Kasserine, has published the names of 19 victims.