(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Tunisia’s new interior minister said some members of the security forces were in a "conspiracy" to undermine the state, after a wave of violence including the burning of a synagogue and an attack on the ministry itself.
Gangs rampaged through schools in the capital on Tuesday, prompting the army to fan out to calm fears of chaos after the revolt that toppled Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali.
Major street protests have dried up in Tunisia in recent days, after a reshuffle purged the interim government of most Ben Ali loyalists and appeased public opinion.
But sporadic acts of intimidation and sabotage have broken out after weeks of protests forced Ben Ali to flee the country on January 14, ending 23 years of strict police rule.
Tunisia's new interior minister said on Tuesday some of the violence was part of an organized plot, after what he said was an attack by a 2,000-strong group on the interior ministry. "These people who came yesterday to the ministry... are the same people who went out today to scare people," Farhat Rajhi told privately-owned Hannibal TV. "There is a conspiracy against state security and there is a conspiracy in the security forces."
Rajhi's comments came after gangs rampaged through schools in the capital on Tuesday, terrorizing students. The army fired in the air in Carthage to disperse gangs that stormed two schools, witnesses said.
Gangs rampaged through schools in the capital on Tuesday, prompting the army to fan out to calm fears of chaos after the revolt that toppled Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali.
Major street protests have dried up in Tunisia in recent days, after a reshuffle purged the interim government of most Ben Ali loyalists and appeased public opinion.
But sporadic acts of intimidation and sabotage have broken out after weeks of protests forced Ben Ali to flee the country on January 14, ending 23 years of strict police rule.
Tunisia's new interior minister said on Tuesday some of the violence was part of an organized plot, after what he said was an attack by a 2,000-strong group on the interior ministry. "These people who came yesterday to the ministry... are the same people who went out today to scare people," Farhat Rajhi told privately-owned Hannibal TV. "There is a conspiracy against state security and there is a conspiracy in the security forces."
Rajhi's comments came after gangs rampaged through schools in the capital on Tuesday, terrorizing students. The army fired in the air in Carthage to disperse gangs that stormed two schools, witnesses said.
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