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Tue May 9, 2023, 09:18 PM May 2023

Attack near Tunisia synagogue kills four

TUNIS (Reuters) -An attack near a synagogue in Tunisia killed two security officers and two visitors on Tuesday the government said amid an annual pilgrimage to the island of Djerba that draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel.

The attack was staged by 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, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The attacker fired indiscriminately at security units located near the synagogue, killing the two visitors and another security officer, as well as injuring five security officers and four visitors. Security forces then shot him dead, the Interior Ministry said.

The Tunisian foreign ministry said one of the visitors killed was French and one was Tunisian.

Authorities did not identify a motive for the attack but Islamist militants have previously targeted the pilgrimage in Djerba and have staged other attacks in the country.

https://news.yahoo.com/shots-heard-near-tunisia-jewish-205329313.html

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don't Muslims, Jews and Christians have the same god? spike jones May 2023 #1
Disgusting, but few will actually care. Behind the Aegis May 2023 #2

spike jones

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1. don't Muslims, Jews and Christians have the same god?
Tue May 9, 2023, 10:07 PM
May 2023

Isn't it wonderful how religion brings people together?

If only they wouldn't kill each other when they get together.

Behind the Aegis

(55,358 posts)
2. Disgusting, but few will actually care.
Wed May 10, 2023, 12:21 AM
May 2023

Hell, they could have razed the entire building, killed all the Jews inside, and still, it would like only evoke snarky comments like the one above.

JEWS DON'T MATTER!

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