And the capital was awakened in the quiet

Two days after the flight of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Saudi Arabia, the Tunisian political leaders were trying to organize the immediate future of the country in an extremely tense atmosphere. Yesterday the Prime Minister, Mohamed Ghannouchi, after having been appointed Acting President during a day, was to bring together representatives of political parties and civil society to designate officials responsible for driving the process of transition to elections, within a period of sixty days. Indeed, as early as Saturday, the President of Parliament, Foued Mebazaa, was designated President acting by the Constitutional Council. After taking oath, he announced that Mohamed Ghannouchi would form a new "national unity" Government. " "All without exception and without exclusive Tunisians should be associated with the political process", he said.

At the Government Palace had to be together all political parties expressed legal, represented in Parliament or not, with the exception of the Communist Party, banned, and the Islamists of the Ennahdha, whose Chief living in exile in London. The meeting should decide on the establishment of three committees: one to propose persons to form one Government of national union, another to investigate the abuses which have been dozens of deaths during a month of riots, and the last on charges of corruption of the old regime. Yesterday, former Chief of the safety of President Ben Ali, General Ali Sériati, was arrested at the request of the justice, who accuses him of the recent atrocities committed against the population while attempting to flee in Libya.

Fear and suspicion

On the ground, the situation remained uncertain. While yesterday, the curfew has been shortened to one hour in the whole of the country "because of improved security," according to the Agency TAP (Tunis Africa press). The security device blocking the Bourguiba avenue in Tunis centre has also been minimized, found the AFP journalists. And the capital was awakened in the quiet.

But violent clashes have opposed, in the afternoon, security forces loyal to the deposed Chief of State l elements, refugees in the Presidential Palace in Carthage. The army eventually give the assault at the courthouse. Exchanges of fire were also observed between guerrillas hiding in buildings and the police, according to AFP. Moreover, a group of Swedes came to Tunisia for a hunting party has taken to party by the crowd, their arms with rendered them suspect. In the evening, there was still no news of three of them.

Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi warned last night that the authorities you would be evidence of "no tolerance" with those who sow chaos. The country lives in fear and suspicion. Several testimonies attributed the looting and atrocities of the past few days to support Ben Ali elements, seeking to create chaos to facilitate his return. Vigilance committees have been implemented in the districts, where rounds to protect the inhabitants were organized. A nephew of the former President, Kaies Ben Ali, was arrested by army Msaken (Centre), on the night of Saturday to Sunday, with ten others "firing in all directions" on police vehicles, according to witnesses. IMED Trabelsi, nephew of the wife of the former President Ben Ali, he succumbed to an injury to stab at the military hospital in Tunis.

In Algeria, an unemployed 37 years died after be immolated by fire Saturday outside a City Hall where he had come to seek employment and housing.