Tunisia: 'Situation is Normal in Tunisia,' Says EU Representative

Tunis — "Despite pictures of riots aired by the media, the situation is normal and I will convey this message to our European fellow-citizens," said Mr. Bernardino Leon, European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean region.

"I have not seen any violence in Tunis where I drove around for two hours, but I know that there was violence in some districts and I consider the situation as normal," Mr. Leon said at his meeting, Thursday in Tunis, with Interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.

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