PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />A protest against the reopening of a rubbish dump on the Tunisian tourist island of Djerba escalated into clashes on Saturday (October 6) leaving 49 police and two demonstrators injured, according to the interior ministry.<br/> <br />The protesters hurled rocks and firebombs at the police and set alight a number of police cars before being dispersed by tear gas, the ministry said.<br/> <br />The protest was triggered when authorities in Guellala reversed a decision to permanently close the unofficial dump, local media reported.
