The Indonesian government announced Friday plans to evacuate 120 Indonesian from of Tunisia amid political turmoil in the country.
"We will inform them of the evacuation process. They will be brought back soon,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
Michael said 120 Indonesians were currently in Tunisia: 37 at the Indonesian Ambassador’s residence, 22 at the Indonesian Embassy office, and 17 at residences of Indonesian diplomats. The 43 others had opted to remain in their own homes, he said.
“There is also one who is now now being treated in a hospital," Michael said.
Demonstrations in Tunisia have been going on for a month. At least 78 people have been killed during the crisis. Ben Ali, the former president, was forced to flee after he was accused of corruption.Tunisia Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi took over the presidential position for interim governance pending an election.
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