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The US Embassy issued a warning to US citizens in Tunisia after the recent designation of Ansar al Sharia Tunisia as a terrorist group. On the night of Jan. 8 and morning of Jan. 9, protesters torched a police station in Sidi Bouzid, and violent protests also took place in Manouba. Calm was restored in Kasserine, Tala, and Feriana on Jan. 9.