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1. Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers and arrests Mahdi Zagrouba, known for his opposition to President Kais Saied. This comes two days after the police detained lawyer Sonia Dahmani and two journalists.
   2024-05-15 02:44:46 (First version)
2. Tunisian police raid the headquarters of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in Tunis and arrest Mahdi Zagrouba, who is known for his opposition to President Kais Saied.
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