Tunisia has sworn in a new interim leader as looting and deadly jail riots rocked the country, a day after President Ben Ali was swept from power.
Parliament Speaker Foued Mebazaa took the oath, pledging a unity government that could include the opposition. Fires burned out of control in the capital, Tunis, and there was shooting after celebrations marking Mr Ben Ali's flight to Saudi Arabia.
A curfew is back in force - troops are guarding key roads and buildings.
Two people were reported to have been shot dead by soldiers near the interior ministry.
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