Demonstrators throws stones at police during clashes in Tunis, Tunisia (AP)
12 April 2012
Soldiers and police have exchanged fire with assailants in front of Tunisia's interior ministry amid continuing unrest after the long-time president was ousted.
Witnesses at the scene said the shooting left two bodies on the ground in central Tunis. It was not clear whether the two were dead or injured, or who they were.
Snipers could be seen lying down on top of the ministry's roof.
The exchange came soon after Tunisia swore in a new interim president on Saturday. The country has been grappling with looting, deadly fires and widespread unrest after protests forced president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee on Friday.
