location: Mateur
notes: Supporters of workers of the Tunisian Workers Union (UTT) at the Leoni wiring plant in Mateur clashed with police over the arrest of Mohamed Monaem Darragi, Secretary-General of the UTT. The arrest followed tense negotiations between the Leoni company and UTT. Protesters blocked the cities main road and looted a number of supermarkets. Local police intervened, using tear gas to disperse the crowd. Six policemen had been injured by projectiles.
target_text: location: Mateur, fatalities: 0