TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The official Tunisian news agency says a police chief in the northwestern town of Klef fired at a crowd of angry people, killing at least four people and injuring 17 others.
Regional prefect Mohamed Najib Tlijali, calling for calm on a local radio Saturday night, said the police official was himself hospitalized and under arrest.
A local journalist who witnessed the events said the violence erupted after the police chief slapped a woman, angering the crowd, which began throwing stones. The eyewitness reached by phone asked not to be identified.
Tunisia remains tense after demonstrations pushed autocratic president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, into exile Jan. 13.
