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Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested

Tunisian presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi [File: Anis Mili/AFP]

The head of Tunisia’s Republican Union Party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October, has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering.

According to politicians and local media reports, the arrest took place on Wednesday in Nabeul province in northeastern Tunisia.

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