![A member of the Tunisian national guard stands near a tank downtown in Tunis January 16, 2011. Soldiers and tanks were stationed in the centre of Tunis to restore order in the aftermath of looting that broke out when Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, president for more than 23 years, fled to Saudi Arabia following a month of violent anti-government protests that claimed dozens of lives. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110117/000cf1bdd03f0e9de2ca17.jpg "A member of the Tunisian national guard stands near a tank downtown in Tunis January 16, 2011. Soldiers and tanks were stationed in the centre of Tunis to restore order in the aftermath of looting that broke out when Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, president for more than 23 years, fled to Saudi Arabia following a month of violent anti-government protests that claimed dozens of lives. [Xinhua]")
A member of the Tunisian national guard stands near a tank downtown in Tunis January 16, 2011. Soldiers and tanks were stationed in the centre of Tunis to restore order in the aftermath of looting that broke out when Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, president for more than 23 years, fled to Saudi Arabia following a month of violent anti-government protests that claimed dozens of lives. [Xinhua]