Tunisia Bans Salafist Group Congress
The Tunisian government has decided to ban the congress of hardline Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia due to take place at the end of this week, the ruling Islamist party's leader said Wednesday.
"The government has decided to prohibit this congress whose organizers have not obtained prior permission from the authorities as required by law," Ennahda party chief Rached Ghannouchi told a news conference.
He was speaking shortly after the Salafist group said tens of thousands of people were expected to attend its annual congress on Sunday in the historic city of Kairouan.
Source: Agence France Presse
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