Tunisia said yesterday it had imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in eight regions of the country including the capital Tunis after rioting blamed on ultra-conservative Salafist Muslims.

The curfews took effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and covered areas in the southeast and northeast of the country including the greater Tunis region, the defence and interior ministries said in a joint statement.

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