Islamist leader returns to Tunisia

THOUSANDS turned out to welcome Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi after more than 20 years in exile, as he eyed a political future for his Ennahda movement after the fall of Tunisia’s regime.

Islamist leader  returns to Tunisia

“God is great!” Ghannouchi cried out, raising his arms in triumph as he walked into the arrivals hall of Tunis airport, with thousands of cheering supporters crowding around him before driving off to visit his family.

The interim government installed in the north African state after the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14 has granted unprecedented freedoms allowing key exiles to return despite bans.

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