Tension Prevails in 'Bin Gardan' Over Transit Tax.

Tunis, 9 February 2015(Lana) Tension prevailed the southern Tunisian city of Bin Gardan, as clashes between protesters, demanding abolition of transit tax, and security forces resumed on Monday after a brief quiet. Protests broke out earlier in the city against a Government decision to impose a 30 dinar entry tax on Libyan visitors, which prompted the Libyan side to impose similar tax and further trade restrictions on Tunisians. The Tunisian news agency reported that the protests which entered its second week resumed as a delegation from the Parliament was conducting negotiations with the Libyan side, to find ways to reconstruct trade transactions between the two countries. The protesters were committed to the abolition of the tax, introduction of development projects and giving priority to trade exchange between two countries. Tunisian Army units, however, have taken control of the Al Dheiba border crossing with Libya on Sunday, after violent clashes with protesters that left one dead and 14 injured. =Lana=