Kamel Ghadghadi, a senior member of Tunisia’s banned Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, has reportedly been killed during a police raid.<br /><br />A security source said seven Islamist militants and a Tunisian policeman were killed in a gun battle after police raided a house in Tunis. <br /><br />Ghadghadi was a suspect in the assassination of two Tunisian opposition leaders almost exactly one year ago. <br /><br />Since last year, Tunisian armed forces have cracked down on the hardline Islamist Ansar al-Sharia faction. Washington has listed it as a terrorist organisation. Its leader has declared allegiance to al Qaeda.<br /><br />Tunisia celebrates a new constitution on Friday. French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries have been invited to a ceremony to mark the North African country’s progress to democracy.
