Deadly Shooting at Tunisian Synagogue Leaves Multiple Victims

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Source: The Jerusalem Post
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Two visitors and two security guards were killed in a shooting near the ancient El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia. It is unclear if the visitors were worshipers taking part in a pilgrimage at the synagogue. The Tunisian Interior Ministry confirmed that investigations are being carried out to find out the killer's motive. The El Ghriba Synagogue is the oldest in Africa and thousands of Jews from around the world flock to it for an annual five-day pilgrimage. About 1,500 Jews live in Djerba nowadays, down from 100,000 in the 1950s.

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