More than 200 people have been hospitalised in recent weeks with respiratory issues blamed on a local chemical plant.
A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters have brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill as anger intensifies over a state-run chemical plant that residents blame for a pollution crisis.
Shops, markets, schools, and cafes shut down in the general strike, halting economic
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