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France voiced concern Friday over the fate of a Tunisian journalist and vocal critic of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a woman and faces trial. Taoufik Ben Brik was detained on October 29 after reporting to a police station in response to a summons in connection with an alleged attack on a woman in the street the week before.

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