Tunisia police clash with Salafists over meeting ban

BBC News: Tunisian police have clashed with hundreds of Islamists after authorities banned a Salafist group from holding its annual meeting. Salafists are a jihadist group of Muslims among Salafi Muslims who consider themselves to be the earliest examples of Muslim practice. Salafists have been active since the mid-1990s and are estimated to make up less than 1% of the Muslim population as a whole. 500 supporters descended on the Tunis suburb of Ettadhamen on Sunday erecting barricades and hurling rocks. One man was killed and 11 policeman were injured during the protests. The government said their reasoning for banning the group's meeting was because of the group's "...disdain for state institutions, incited violence against them, and a posed threat to public security". The group has been vocal about stricter Islamic laws as well as introduction of Sharia law in Tunisa.

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