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Tunisia tensions: African migrants in Sfax targeted, dozens expelled

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Racial tensions are on the rise in Tunisia's second biggest city of Sfax. That's after a Tunisian man was stabbed to death three days ago in a fight between locals and migrants. Three suspects from Cameroon have been arrested since then. But clashes between Tunisians and migrants from other African countries have gone on for weeks now. Security and economic concerns and the growing number of migrants coming through on their way to Italy have all played a role in rising tensions. FRANCE 24's Correspondents Lilia Blaise, Hamdi Tlili and Fadil Aliriza report.

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