News In Flashes - Trouble In Tunisia Aka Riots In Tunisia (1952)

(Unreleased story - replaced by Death of King George VI. 52/12 ) Tunisia, North Africa. GOV. Tunisian streets (for super sub.) High angle shot of funeral procession for police officers killed when a crowd stormed police headquarters at Moknine (sp?) SV. Funeral procession. SCU. Medals carried in procession SV. People coming out from cafe to be searched. CU. Gendarmes searching man - they are looking for terrorists. SV. Gendarmes searching men. SV. Gendarmes kicking open door. SV. Arab tumbling from window. Is thrown to ground by police. SV. Another Arab being hustled by police SV. Arab being escorted into police van. The police are quite rough with the men they arrest. Date: 1952. Selected Originals exist. (mute F.G.) (Orig. “D“) (Tin 1.) (Replaced by Death of King George V1 - 52/12) Note: narration links civil unrest to the “spread of nationalist feeling throughout North Africa“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREA
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