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Protestors shout slogans against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, and helicopters were circling overhead.

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Map locates Tunis, Tunisia, where gunfights and rioting continue
Tunisians wait outside a bakery to buy bread in Tunis, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. Tunisians in the capital scurried about for food as most shops remained closed Sunday and bread and milk were running short. Observers worldwide were looking to see which way the North African nation would turn as its new leadership sought to tamp down the looting, arson and random violence that has erupted since autocratic President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Tunisians wait outside a bakery to buy bread in Tunis, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. Tunisians in the capital scurried about for food as most shops remained closed Sunday and bread and milk were running short. Observers worldwide were looking to see which way the North African nation would turn as its new leadership sought to tamp down the looting, arson and random violence that has erupted since autocratic President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Protestors shout slogans against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, and helicopters were circling overhead.
Protestors shout slogans against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Tunisia's interim leaders plan to announce a new government Monday that includes opposition leaders for the first time _ a move they hope will stabilize their violence-wracked nation.
A woman leaves a bakery after buying bread in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. A semblance of normal daily life returned in some areas of the capital on Monday, with once-shuttered shops, gas stations, pharmacies and supermarkets reopening and many people returning to their jobs.
A man smiles as he leaves a bakery after buying bread in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. A semblance of normal daily life returned in some areas of the capital on Monday, with once-shuttered shops, gas stations, pharmacies and supermarkets reopening and many people returning to their jobs.
A woman leaves a bakery after buying bread in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. A semblance of normal daily life returned in some areas of the capital on Monday, with once-shuttered shops, gas stations, pharmacies and supermarkets reopening and many people returning to their jobs.
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