1 killed, 3 injured in Tunisian clashes between police, Islamist protesters
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Tunisia's state news agency says one Islamist protester has been killed and three security officers injured in clashes near the capital.
The TAP news agency says the violence occurred after a group of ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafis armed with swords, knives and sticks tried to attack a police station Tuesday night.
It said the group was protesting the arrest of a man suspected in violence against police last week in the same town, Douar Hicher.
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The Interior Ministry sent security reinforcements to the area.
Tunisia's government has pledged to crack down on extremist violence since a deadly protest outside the U.S. Embassy last month.