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Tunisian authorities accused the security chief of ousted strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of plotting against the new leadership amid talks on forming a national unity government.A judicial investigation has been opened against the former head of presidential security (Ali Seriati) and a group of his accomplices for plotting against the security of the state, state television reported. The news came as Tunisia's main parties held talks and the government said it planned to investigate the killings of civilians during the wave of protests that led to Ben Ali's abrupt departure after 23 years in power. Around 1,500 protesters held a peaceful rally in the central Tunisian town of Regueb in which they condemned the political talks in the capital saying the new government would not be truly democratic, a local trade union leader said.
