Relatives and colleagues carry the coffin of a Tunisian policeman Socrate Cherni during a funeral as they proceed to Kef�Cemetery in Kef, 168 km (104 miles) from Tunis October 24, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili
KEF, Tunisia (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse hundreds of people trying to storm a local government building as demonstrations broke out over the killing of seven policemen by Islamist militants.
Tensions are rising in Tunisia, where the ruling moderate Islamist Ennahda party and opposition have been trying to start talks to end a paralysing deadlock since the assassination of two secular opposition leaders earlier this year.
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