One person dies, 12 injured in fire at Tunisian Ennahda party HQ

Security forces stand outside the headquarters of Tunisia's Ennahda party after a fire broke out a the building in Tunis, Tunisia December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui

TUNIS (Reuters) - One person died after he set himself on fire at the headquarters of Tunisia's Ennahda Islamist party on Thursday, causing 12‮ ‬injuries including ‮Ali Larayedh, a former prime minister‬, the country's civil protection agency and judicial authorities‮ ‬said.

Ennahda said one of its members was killed in the fire but did not give details.