20/03/2015
Tunisia makes a stand against terrorism on Independence Day
Tunisians rallied together to celebrate the nation?s Independence Day ? the 59th since its separation from France ? with thousands gathering on the main Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the heart of the capital after an Islamist massacre threatened to throw the fledgling democracy into dissaray. The street has seen much emotion since the uprising that toppled the former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, and yesterday was another display of Tunisians coming together for a common cause. Some danced while draped in Tunisian flags. ?We will continue with our path to democracy,? promised Soumaya Said,...
