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Tunisia swears in interim president amid chaotic power shift
Tunisia faced looting, prison fires, and street clashes as mass protests forced President Ben Ali to flee. Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in to form a national unity government while security forces battled rioters and thousands sought flights home. At least 47 killed in prison fires and clashes, with 42 dying in Monastir and five in Mahdia.
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Tunis
Tunisia
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Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
Saudi Arabia
Fouad Mebazaa
Mebazaa
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Tarek Mghirbi
Associated Press
Mahdia