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Protesters are on the streets of the capital Tunis again today to voice their opposition to new government austerity measures.

There have been riots in at least a dozen towns and cities across the country over the past few days. Police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets. On Tuesday, a crowd stormed a branch of the French supermarket chain Carrefour in the capital. The 大象传媒's Rana Jawad tells us more from Tunis.

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(Photo: Tunisian protestors throw stones towards security forces in Tunis' Djebel Lahmer district after price hikes ignited protests in the North African country. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)