Tunisian anti-pollution protests target ageing factory
• Oct 16, 2025, 3:06 PM
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Several thousand people in Southern Tunisia took to the streets to demand that an aging chemical factory in Gabes be closed. The factory produces phosphate fertilisers and residents say it has been poisoning scores of people, with nearly 200 having been admitted to hospital in recent weeks after falling ill. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle breaks down what's happening there.
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