Police forces launched a final assault to clear the Kasbah on January 28, 2011. The protesters were pushed back into the alleys of the Tunis medina and pursued all the way to Habib Bourguiba Avenue and its surrounding streets.© Images de Tunisie — watermarked preview

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Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.Late in the afternoon on January 28, young protesters who had infiltrated the peaceful Caravan of Liberation provoked police forces that had been on the scene since that morning, fully equipped with riot gear; The police attacked with dogs, tear gas, and batons and stormed Government Square, where peaceful protesters from the southwest had been holding a sit-in for six days. This operation resulted in the complete clearing of the square.
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Police forces launched a final assault to clear the Kasbah on January 28, 2011. The protesters were pushed back into the alleys of the Tunis medina and pursued all the way to Habib Bourguiba Avenue and its surrounding streets.

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CategoryActualités / 2011 / L02-700 Police Intervention
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Date taken2011
PhotographerNicolas Fauqué
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