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WORLD NEWSWednesday 10 January 2018
Tunisia slams Syria:
protests after Israeli missiles target Damascus military outposts
rioting death DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — cus countryside. Several ment on the matter. Prime ia in the course of Syria’s
Syria’s military accused Is- missiles were first launched Minister Benjamin Netan- civil war, against what it
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZ- rael of launching missiles from Lebanese airspace yahu, speaking to ambas- says are suspected arms
ZA, Associated Press targeting its outposts near at 2:40 a.m., followed by sadors of NATO countries in shipments believed to be
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tuni- Damascus in a wave of two ground to ground mis- Israel on Tuesday, said the bound for Lebanon’s He-
sia’s prime minister prom- three pre-dawn attacks siles at 3:04 a.m. that were policies had not changed. zbollah militant group,
ised Tuesday to crack Tuesday and claimed that launched from the occu- “We have a long-stand- which is fighting alongside
down on rioters after vio- the Syrian air force hit one pied Golan Heights and ing policy to prevent the Syrian government forces.
lent protests over price of the Israeli jets and shot four missiles at 4:14 a.m., transfer of game-changing The Syrian army statement
hikes left one person dead down several of the mis- launched from the Tiberias weapons to Hezbollah from described the attack as a
and raised fears of broader siles. In a statement, the area, or the Sea of Galilee, Syrian territory,” Netanyahu “flagrant Israeli aggression”
unrest in the country that army said the Syrian air in northern Israel, the state- said. “This policy has not and renewed its warning of
was the birthplace of the defense confronted the ment said. The military said changed, we back it up as the dangerous repercus-
Arab Spring. early morning attacks on the attacks caused ma- necessary with action.” sions of such attacks, hold-
During clashes in several military outposts in the area terial damage. The Israeli Israel has carried out doz- ing Israel “fully responsibility
regions over recent days, a of Qutayfeh in the Damas- military declined to com- ens of airstrikes inside Syr- for its consequences.”q
45-year-old protester died
while dozens were arrested Iran:
and several police were in-
jured. On Tuesday, masked Lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests
riot police ringed a dem-
onstration in the capital, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. ously spoke of hundreds of
Tunis, and the atmosphere arrests in Tehran, while oth-
remained tense. Khamenei on Tuesday blamed “Americans and Zionists” for the recent protests, saying money er provinces offered only
The clashes earlier this week piecemeal figures, if any at
recalled the 2010-2011 pro- supporting them came from “one of the filthy-rich governments of the Persian Gulf.” all.
test movement that led to Sadeghi said 3,700 was
the ouster of authoritarian (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) the best number he could
President Zine El Abidine immediately offer, given
Ben Ali and sparked upris- By JON GAMBRELL es. ees arrested in the recent that various security forces
ings across the Arab world. around the country had
Tunisia’s economy has Associated Press Human rights activists out- protests have already died been involved in the ar-
struggled ever since. rests. Iran put more police
The current protests are DUBAI, United Arab Emir- side of Iran told The Asso- in custody. on the streets over the ar-
being driven by economic rest, including anti-riot
considerations related to ates (AP) — Iranian secu- ciated Press they weren’t “Given the systematic rape squads, while the paramili-
this year’s budget. The Tu- tary Revolutionary Guard
nisian government is raising rity forces arrested some surprised by the figure as and torture of detainees in also deployed its motor-
fuel prices and taxes on cycle-riding Basij volunteer
many products and ser- 3,700 people during wide- authorities also allegedly 2009 in very overcrowded force.
vices to reduce the coun- Sadeghi did not elabo-
try’s annual deficit. Deficit spread protests and unrest carried out so-called “pre- and inhumane conditions, rate, nor did he say how
reduction is among condi- he came up with the fig-
tions set by the Internation- over the past two weeks, a ventative arrests” of stu- we are extremely worried ure. While reformists large-
al Monetary Fund, which ly stayed away from the
is providing $2.9 billion in lawmaker said Tuesday, of- dents not involved in the about the fate of these recent protests, releasing
loans. such figures puts pressure
According to Tunisian me- fering a far higher number protests. thousands of detainees on their hard-line oppo-
dia reports, banks, stores nents who exercise control
and police stations were than authorities previously Some 4,000 arrests followed and the lack of information over Iran’s judiciary and se-
targets of vandalism and curity services.
looting, while roads have released. the 2009 protests. and access by their fami- Interior Minister Abdolreza
been blocked by blazing Rahmani Fazli previously
tires and protesters hurling The demonstrations, which Activists also said they had lies and lawyers,” said Hadi said about 42,000 people
gasoline bombs at police. at most took part in the
The army has also inter- began Dec. 28 over eco- concerns about Iran’s pris- Ghaemi, the executive di- anti-government protests.
vened in the restive town Sadeghi’s figure of arrest-
of Kasserine, official news nomic grievances, quickly ons and jails being over- rector of the center. “It is a ed offered Tuesday would
agency TAP reported. mean nearly 10 percent of
The death of protester spread across the country crowded and dangerous, very troubling situation.” those who demonstrated
Khomsi Yefrni threatens to were arrested.
stoke further unrest. to become the largest seen pointing to allegations of Mahmoud Sadeghi, a re- On Tuesday, authorities in
Hospital and security of- Tehran released another
ficials say he died in Te- in Iran since the disputed torture, abuse and deaths formist lawmaker from Teh- 70 prisoners on bail after re-
bourba, about 30 kilome- leasing an earlier batch of
ters from Tunis, after police 2009 presidential election. that followed the mass ar- ran, offered the new fig- 70 on Sunday, Tehran pros-
fired tear gas on the pro- ecutor Abbas Jafari Dola-
test he was taking part in. Some protesters called for rests of 2009. ures for those arrested in a tabadi said, according to
The Interior Ministry said he the semi-official ISNA news
suffered from chronic respi- the overthrow of the gov- The New York-based Cen- report carried Tuesday by agency..q
ratory problems.q
ernment, and at least 21 ter for Human Rights in Iran parliament’s official news
people were killed in clash- says at least three detain- website. Authorities previ-
