Tunisia seeks to form unity cabinet after Ben Ali fall

 

Tunisian political leaders have started efforts to fill the power vacuum created by the fall of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali amid mass protests.

Interim leader Foued Mebazaa - who was sworn in on Saturday - promised to form a unity government.
The country appears to be mostly quiet, although gunfire was heard in Tunis during a second overnight curfew.
The previous night had seen widespread violence, including looting, torching of buildings and deadly jail riots.
Two people were reported to have been shot dead by soldiers near the interior ministry on Saturday.
Some of the violence is being blamed on supporters of former President Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday.