December 3, 2011: Ennahdha’s security service worked with the police to contain the Salafists, who were ready to clash with the sit-in protesters on the third day of the Bardo 1 sit-in. A new confrontation erupted, with the sit-in protesters on one side—protesting the internal political maneuvering within the Constituent Assembly—and on the other side, more than 2,000 Ennahda activists who had come to support the new government and keep in check about a hundred aggressive Salafists. The day’s clashes were purely verbal, thanks to Ennahda’s impressive security detail, which, together with the police, managed to contain the Salafists—who, once night fell, attacked the sit-in protesters protected by the police.

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December 3, 2011: Ennahdha’s security service worked with the police to contain the Salafists, who were ready to clash with the sit-in protesters on the third day of the Bardo 1 sit-in. A new confrontation erupted, with the sit-in protesters on one side—protesting the internal political maneuvering within the Constituent Assembly—and on the other side, more than 2,000 Ennahda activists who had come to support the new government and keep in check about a hundred aggressive Salafists. The day’s clashes were purely verbal, thanks to Ennahda’s impressive security detail, which, together with the police, managed to contain the Salafists—who, once night fell, attacked the sit-in protesters protected by the police.

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