Al-Qaida incites Tunisians against ruling party

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on the Tunisian people to rise up against the country’s Islamist ruling party for accepting a constitution not based on Islamic Shariah law, according to a recording released Sunday.

In an audio recording posted on militant forums, al-Zawahri said the leaders of the Ennahda party, a moderate Islamist group that formed a new government after October elections, are violating Islam’s teachings by accepting a constitution that does not consider Shariah the sole source for legislation.