Tunisia - ANHRI Condemns Storming Tourist Hostel and the Attack On Women's Meeting

press release

ANHRI deeply disturbed by the assault on the hostel in the area of Sidi Bouzid, and the attack on the meeting of women. A group of Salafis did that, in a practical implementation of their ongoing threats to demolish places of tourism, restaurants and entertainment places.

A group of Salafis of 100 personnel has, on Monday September 3, 2012, broke into the hotel "Alharchana" the only hotel in the area of Sidi Bouzid west-central Tunisia and destroyed the living room in it in addition to destroying drinks stores and do acts of sabotage affected equipment and furniture in the hotel. The assailants also expel guests and despite the absence of any casualties but that these acts made tourists who are in the hotel feel panic and anxiety and some of the same members of the group itself then went to the home of the owner of the hotel and stole some items from him. Despite the fact that the hotel owner informed the public prosecutor after threat of the Salafis of sabotaging the hotel if it did not close, but the security unit did not reach the hotel but only after the withdrawal of the Salafist groups.

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