Tunisia: Ennahda Calls for Calm As Violence in Cradle of Country's Revlution

The leader of Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party, which won 41.47 per cent of the votes in this week's election, has appealed for calm following violent scenes in the town known as the cradle of the revolution.

Troops fired into the air in Sidi Bouzid on Friday morning to disperse a crowd trying to attack the offices of the regional government.

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