Fire breaks out at Ennahdha’s headquarters in Tunis killing one militant

One militant of Ennahdha, the largest party in Tunisia’s suspended Parliament died Thursday at headquarters of the political organization after a fire broke out of at the reception.
Identified as Sami by the party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the militant set fire to himself in distress causing the fire outbreak.
Ghannouchi, branded Sami “martyr” adding that he was victim of marginalization and poverty.
“Sami spent more than ten years in prison for opposing the dictatorship and tyranny. And even after the revolution that had swept away the dictator, Sami has not managed to have a minimum of decent life, and this despite the decisions of the Instance of Truth and Dignity, whose recommendations have remained without action. Sami is the victim of the media war that has targeted Ennahdha activists, even ten years after the revolution,” Ghannouchi added.
The interior ministry in a count of the incident that indicated that 18 other people including senior members such as Ali Laârayedh and Abdelkarim Harouni sustained injures.
Both senior members jumped through the windows, two floors from the ground to escape the fire that engulfed the reception at 2pm local time.
Around 150 people were in the building located the business district of capital Tunis according Maryam Bennour, also member of the Islamist party. Sami reportedly set himself on fire after he was denied access to Ghannouchi.