Govt Accuses Militia of Plotting Assassinations

The Tunisian government has accused the Islamic militia Ansar al-Sharia of plotting to kill more than a dozen leading figures in the country. The accusation comes days after it declared the group a terrorist organization.

Protesters calls for Sharia law (file photo).

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