Clashes as tens of thousands mourn Tunisia politician
- Published: 8 Feb 2013 at 10.45
- Online news: World
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters on Friday as tens of thousands joined the funeral of opposition leader Chokri Belaid whose murder plunged Tunisia into new post-revolt turmoil.
Tunisians carry the coffin of assassinated opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his burial at El-Jellaz cemetery in a suburb of Tunis on February 8, 2013.
Skirmishes erupted on the margins of the funeral procession which turned into a demonstration in Tunis, a city paralysed by a general strike called in protest at Wednesday's assassination of the leftist leader.
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