The composition of the new Tunisian government will be announced Monday, said Sunday the Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi in Tunis, where gunfire broke out in the evening after a rather quiet day. "Tomorrow we will announce the new government, which will open a new page in the history of Tunisia," Ghannouchi said on national television. While the day was significantly quieter than Saturday, state television reported late afternoon of two shootings, one near the headquarters of the Central Bank and the other front seat an opposition party, the PDP.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said that police and soldiers had stopped two cars on which were men in arms. A shootout erupted, after which several individuals were arrested in possession of some Swedish and German passports.
On the other hand, a mile away, two armed men who were on rooftops near the central bank, a block from the Interior Ministry, were killed by security forces, it was sources said military and police.
Military source was reported in other Reuters crossfire between special forces and members of Tunisian custody of former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Men of the former president opened fire when they passed the palace of the Presidency in Carthage, a suburb a few kilometers from downtown Tunis.
Sunday being a holiday, the streets were relatively uncrowded. People are out shopping and for the first time in several days, some delivery trucks were circulated to supply the stores.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Tanks were deployed in the streets of Tunis, where the troops guarding public buildings, and residents were told they were beginning to feel safer in the wake of shootings, robberies and prison escapes that have marked the day on Saturday.
At nightfall, however, residents of some neighborhoods have reformed roadblocks for fear of further violence at night.
The man who was in charge of presidential security under Ben Ali, Ali El Serriati must appear in court for provoking violence and threatened the national security, public television reported Sunday. According to Al Jazeera, a successor was found.
South of Tunis, hundreds of people were brought inside the house deserted and looted a nephew of former president, Ali bin Kaif, taking pictures or plants in memory, tearing or plumbing.
The villa is located in Hammamet, chic resort on the Mediterranean coast about sixty miles from the capital, where many members of the elite residences.
The government that will be presented Monday is supposed to fill the void left by the departure of Ben Ali, president since 1987, who fled to Saudi Arabia after a month of protest. In the longer term, the Constitutional Council indicated that a presidential election expected in view of the Constitution, be held not later than 60 days.
The opposition parties want assurances about the fairness of the upcoming presidential election and have enough time to campaign. Two opposition parties have already declared that the period of 60 days was considered too short.
Following a meeting with Ghannouchi, Saturday, Najib Chebbi, one of the leaders of the opposition, ruled that elections could be held under international supervision within six to seven months.
In France, Nicolas Sarkozy broke the silence he observed Saturday about the situation in Tunisia. The French president called for the organization of "free elections as soon as possible."
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said that police and soldiers had stopped two cars on which were men in arms. A shootout erupted, after which several individuals were arrested in possession of some Swedish and German passports.
On the other hand, a mile away, two armed men who were on rooftops near the central bank, a block from the Interior Ministry, were killed by security forces, it was sources said military and police.
Military source was reported in other Reuters crossfire between special forces and members of Tunisian custody of former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Men of the former president opened fire when they passed the palace of the Presidency in Carthage, a suburb a few kilometers from downtown Tunis.
Sunday being a holiday, the streets were relatively uncrowded. People are out shopping and for the first time in several days, some delivery trucks were circulated to supply the stores.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Tanks were deployed in the streets of Tunis, where the troops guarding public buildings, and residents were told they were beginning to feel safer in the wake of shootings, robberies and prison escapes that have marked the day on Saturday.
At nightfall, however, residents of some neighborhoods have reformed roadblocks for fear of further violence at night.
The man who was in charge of presidential security under Ben Ali, Ali El Serriati must appear in court for provoking violence and threatened the national security, public television reported Sunday. According to Al Jazeera, a successor was found.
South of Tunis, hundreds of people were brought inside the house deserted and looted a nephew of former president, Ali bin Kaif, taking pictures or plants in memory, tearing or plumbing.
The villa is located in Hammamet, chic resort on the Mediterranean coast about sixty miles from the capital, where many members of the elite residences.
The government that will be presented Monday is supposed to fill the void left by the departure of Ben Ali, president since 1987, who fled to Saudi Arabia after a month of protest. In the longer term, the Constitutional Council indicated that a presidential election expected in view of the Constitution, be held not later than 60 days.
The opposition parties want assurances about the fairness of the upcoming presidential election and have enough time to campaign. Two opposition parties have already declared that the period of 60 days was considered too short.
Following a meeting with Ghannouchi, Saturday, Najib Chebbi, one of the leaders of the opposition, ruled that elections could be held under international supervision within six to seven months.
In France, Nicolas Sarkozy broke the silence he observed Saturday about the situation in Tunisia. The French president called for the organization of "free elections as soon as possible."
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