The protest began with the coronavirus blockade on January 14, 10 years after the dictatorial leader Ben Ali escaped.
But in this working-class community, no political slogans have been heard, and it is not clear what young people want.
Twenty-six-year-old Usama said that these were not protests, but young people from nearby communities to rob and entertain themselves.
There will be protests during the day and faces will be exposed.
Abdul Moneim, a waiter at a nearby cafe, said that the people on the street were "abortion teenagers", but blamed the violence on the post-revolutionary political class in the country.
The 28-year-old man said that the criminals were the result of their failure.
Despite the revolution a decade ago, many Tunisians are angry about the poor public service and the political class, high consumer prices, shrinking GDP and unemployment among about one third of young people.
The health crisis and the ensuing economic suffering have forced an increasing number of Tunisians to seek to leave the country.
Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Hayuni said earlier Sunday that dozens of young people, mostly between the ages of 14 and 17, were arrested after taking to the streets the night before to rob and destroy shops and cars.
Videos circulating on social media show young people burning tires, insulting police and robbing shops.
It is usually attractive to foreign vacationers, but due to the severe impact of the epidemic, there was also riots in Sus.
Even before the recent shutdown, Tunisia imposed a night curfew, a four-day measure that will expire at midnight on Sunday.
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