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10 January 2011
Last updated at
21:10
In pictures: Tunisia protests
There have been weeks of protests in Tunisia, fuelled by anger over unemployment and political frustrations.
Over the weekend, at least 14 people died during protests in the towns of Thala, Kasserine and Regueb - though activists say the toll was higher.
Tunisia's Interior Ministry said the police had acted in "legitimate self-defence" when they opened fire after protesters began attacking public buildings.
It is the largest number of deaths in such a short period since the start of the unrest in mid-December.
The protests started after an unemployed youth set himself on fire when police confiscated produce from his illegal market stall. He died of his injuries last week.
The protesters are demanding that the government tackle unemployment and rising prices, and that people already detained for taking part in demonstrations are released. President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has promised to create new jobs.
But correspondents say the demonstrations are also linked to frustrations with President Ben Ali and the country's ruling elite.
There has also been unrest in neighbouring Algeria, where at least two people were killed and some 400 injured in similar protests over the weekend.
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