One Person Dies, 12 Injured in Fire at Tunisian Ennahda Party HQ

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, on Dec. 9, 2021. Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters
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TUNIS, Dec 9—One person died after he set himself on fire at the headquarters of Tunisia’s Ennahda Islamist party on Thursday, causing 12 injuries including to Ali Larayedh, an ex-prime minister, the civil protection agency and judicial authorities said.

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