We go to 9:30 Mass, following on the way a man and woman about our age who walk separately, she close to a block ahead, but sit together. A dispute or simply an unresolved debate on how quickly it was necessary to walk to be on time?
Tunisia still in a state of turmoil, with chaos the worst in Tunis but also in other locations, with fires destroying the Tunis train station as well as supermarkets owned by the Ben Ali extended family and some police stations (the police having the reputation of frequently being in the presidential pocket, while the army enjoys popular trust and respect). Most distressingly, the prison in Monastir has been torched, causing the death of more than forty prisoners. Curfews are in effect and many tourists have been evacuated. It does seem that demonstrators (and of course bystanders) are no longer being met by live ammunition at the hands of the authorities, though there is still shooting and looting, especially in Tunis and the presidential guard still seems to be fighting a rearguard action which, one assumes, must be doomed.
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