A curfew has been decreed by the Interior Ministry in all the governorates of the country starting from 08.00 p.m. till 05.00a.m, as of Friday January 22.
Unrest over unemployment in Tunisia continued to spread overnight, as protests across the country descended into vandalism in several cities.
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has lifted a three-year long state of emergency which was set at the time of 2011 revolution in the North African country.
Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh Monday called a general election for December 17 after an emergency meeting aimed at easing political tensions and as protests demanded the Islamist government's ouster.