Tunisia interim Govt reviews security

Tunisia: Tunisia's interim Government has met to review the tense security situation in the country weeks after ex-President Zine El Abidin Ben Ali was ousted in a historic revolution.This is Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's first meeting since the Government was reshuffled on January 27.

Sources say the discussions held in the meeting included lootings in the central town of Kasserine, where hundreds of people have rallied demanding action against vandals.The United Nations announced that some 219 people have been killed and 510 others injured amid the popular revolt that ousted long-time leader Ben Ali.

Ben Ali's 23 years of dictatorship, which was marred by repeated human rights violations and torture, ended last month after weeks of street protests.

He escaped to Saudi Arabia on January 14.The uprising in Tunisia inspired some Arab countries in the Middle East to raise their voice against their autocratic Governments.

Tunis Press TV