{{Bechir Gholli, a Tunisian detained in connection with an attack on the US embassy in Tunis in September, has died after going without food for nearly two months ago, his lawyer says.}}<\/p>\n
Another detained suspect on hunger strike, Mohamed Bakhti, 28, was in a “critical condition”, the lawyer said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Bechir Gholli, on hunger strike for 57 days, was transferred to hospital on November 13 and died today from a heart attack,” Abdelbasset Ben Mbarek told AFP by telephone on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Gholli, 23, the father of a six-month-old baby, was accused of participating in deadly disturbances outside the US embassy in September, which the authorities said were orchestrated by Salafist hardliners.<\/p>\n
“He was innocent, he went on hunger strike to defend himself,” Ben Mbarek said, adding that his client was not a Salafist.<\/p>\n
The justice ministry declined to comment but a judicial source confirmed that two hunger-strikers had been taken to hospital in critical condition on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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