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Tunisian opposition politician shot dead - general strike today
Last edited Fri Jul 26, 2013, 04:40 AM - Edit history (1)
Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisia's opposition politician, has been shot dead in Tunis in front of his house.
Lawyer Khaled Khichi said from the hospital that Brahmi was shot dead on Thursday morning.
Sources told Al Jazeera that it was not yet clear who had assassinated Brahmi, who was also a member of parliament.
Brahmi was from the People Movement party, part of the same coalition as Chokri Belaid who was assassinated in February.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/07/201372512523404400.html
Lawyer Khaled Khichi said from the hospital that Brahmi was shot dead on Thursday morning.
Sources told Al Jazeera that it was not yet clear who had assassinated Brahmi, who was also a member of parliament.
Brahmi was from the People Movement party, part of the same coalition as Chokri Belaid who was assassinated in February.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/07/201372512523404400.html
Tunisia is experiencing a nationwide strike after protests over the killing of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi.
The biggest trade union, UGTT, called the shutdown to denounce general "terrorism, violence and murders".
On Thursday police used tear gas to disperse protesters in several towns, after Mr Brahmi was shot dead outside his home in Tunis.
The governing Islamist Ennahda party has rejected accusations from relatives that it was complicit in the killing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23453265
The biggest trade union, UGTT, called the shutdown to denounce general "terrorism, violence and murders".
On Thursday police used tear gas to disperse protesters in several towns, after Mr Brahmi was shot dead outside his home in Tunis.
The governing Islamist Ennahda party has rejected accusations from relatives that it was complicit in the killing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23453265