Rached Ghannouchi, the Chief of the Tunisian Party Ennahdha, has been arrested today’s evening, his Ennahdha party said in a statement.

Ghannouchi was arrested by police at his Tunis home and taken "to an unknown location," the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha added.

for his part, his son in law and Ennahdha leader, Rafik Abdelsalam, announced that Rached Ghannouchi was arrested indeed, and then was taken to the military barracks of Al-Aouina