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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tunisians-protest-over-pms-plans.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Protestors embrace soldiers during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the centre of Tunis (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-tunisians-protest-over-pms-plans.jpg" alt="Protestors embrace soldiers during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the centre of Tunis (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Riot police had to fire tear gas at angry protesters in Tunisia&#8217;s capital as the country&#8217;s prime minister defended including some of the deeply unpopular old regime in a new unity government.</p>
<p>The capital Tunis awoke to bustling, everyday life on Tuesday for the first time since its president, Zine al-Abidine<br />
 Ben Ali, fled the country last week following weeks of protests and unrest.
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<p>But the peace was shattered as police lobbed tear gas to scatter about 200 protesters who were marching towards the Interior Ministry.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi claimed that his announcement on Monday to include ministers from the former president&#8217;s old guard in a new unity government was a necessary step &#8220;because we need them in this phase&#8221;.</p>
<p>He said Tunisia had entered &#8220;an era of liberty&#8221; and asked for Tunisians to &#8220;Give us a chance so that we can put in place this ambitious programme of reform&#8221;.</p>
<p>He insisted the ministers chosen would &#8220;have clean hands, in addition to great competence,&#8221; suggesting that experienced officials are needed along with opposition leaders in an interim government to guide the country before free elections are held in the coming months.</p>
<p>Mr Ghannouchi pledged to free political prisoners and lift restrictions on a leading human rights group, the Tunisian League for the Defence of Human Rights.</p>
<p>He said the government would create three state commissions to study political reform, investigate corruption and bribery and examine abuses during the recent upheaval.</p>
<p>President Ben Ali&#8217;s departure follows weeks of protest by Tunisians over state repression, corruption and a shortage of jobs. Around 80 people have died in the unrest.</p>
<p>The protests began last month after an educated but unemployed 26-year-old man set himself on fire when police confiscated the fruit and vegetables he was selling without a permit.</p>
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