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Ansar al-Sharia clashes in Tunisia at congress ban

Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally

By Tarek Amara

TUNIS | Sun May 19, 2013 10:55am EDT

[Excerpt]  In Kairouan, where tens of thousands of members of Ansar al-Sharia had been expected to attend the planned rally on Sunday, the group’s supporters threw stones at police, who fired teargas in response.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/19/us-tunisia-islamists-idUSBRE94I04K20130519?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

Tunisian police at banned congress rally clash with Ansar al-Sharia

Clashes in Tunisia over banned rally

May 19 2013 at 03:04pm

Kairouan, Tunisia – Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to society.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/clashes-in-tunisia-over-banned-rally-1.1518192

Salafists clash with Tunisian police at rally in Kairouan

Tunisian police clash with al Qaeda supporters over banned rally

By Reuters’ Zoubier Souissi, Tarek Amara and Mohamed Argoubi

KAIROUAN, Tunisia – Supporters of the hard-line Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to society.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18353820-tunisian-police-clash-with-al-qaeda-supporters-over-banned-rally?lite

Security tightens in Tunisia in light of Ansar al-Sharia rally

Tunisia deploys security forces

2013-05-18 16:09

Tunis – Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Tunisia-deploys-security-forces-20130518-2

Concerns of Tunisian rally under threat

Former ‘head’ of al Qaeda in Italy an ‘organizer’ of Ansar al Sharia rally

By Thomas JoscelynMay 17, 2013 12:44 PM