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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
One of the victims in Tunisia synagogue shooting was Israeli, Foreign Ministry says
The Foreign Ministry announces that one of the four victims in the synagogue shooting on the Tunisian island of Djerba was an Israeli citizen.
“Among the dead were two Jewish cousins, one with Israeli citizenship and the other with foreign citizenship,” the ministry says.
“The Foreign Ministry is in contact with the family members of the deceased, and is prepared to provide assistance to additional Israelis as needed,” the statement reads.
A police officer shot dead two people participating in an annual pilgrimage to a renowned Tunisian synagogue as well as two members of the security services before he was killed.
None of the victims have been publicly named.
Four other visitors to the Ghriba synagogue on Djerba island and five more security officers were wounded in the attack, according to the Tunisian interior ministry.
VIDEO: Police patrol Djerba island following fatal Tunisia synagogue attack.
A police officer shot dead two people participating in an annual pilgrimage to a renowned Tunisian synagogue as well as two members of the security services before he was killed, the interior ministry… pic.twitter.com/FRQeMBaQjW
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