An attack a in a Jewish temple in Djerba, Tunisia, killed two security guards and two visitors, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said yesterday evening.
The ministry added that the perpetrator is a guard at a naval installation on Djerba, who used his weapon to shoot a colleague and seize his ammunition before heading towards the synagogue.
He fired indiscriminately at the security personnel stationed in the area, as they prevented him from reaching the synagogue, shooting him dead.
According to the same source, 6 security personnel sustained injuries varying severity, one of whom died, 2 visitors died, and 4 civilians were injured of varying injuries, and were taken to hospital for treatment.
The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the temple was encircled and all people in the vicinity were secured, and that an investigation is now launched to find out the reasons for the attack.
Earlier on Tuesday, witnesses on the Tunisian island of Djerba said they heard gunfire while the island was celebrating the Lag B’Omer pilgrimage at the Ghariba Jewish Temple.
Local Radio Mosaic reported that a policeman was found dead at the port center on the island, and gunfire was heard, but no sources provided further details.
A video that went viral on social media but that remains unverified showed people standing in the courtyard of the synagogue, while gunfire was heard.
The same synagogue was the unfortunate target of a tragic attack back in 2002, when an al-Qaeda militant attacked the temple with a truck bomb, killing 21 tourists.
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