Toll rises to 5 killed in Tunisia synagogue attack

The number of people killed in an attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has now risen to five, Tunisia’s TAP news agency says. They include two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards.

One police guard dies from his injuries following Tuesday’s attack, according to a medical official cited by TAP. Four other injured members of security forces were hospitalized in Djerba, including one in critical condition, according to TAP.

The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said the civilians killed were a 42-year-old French national and a 30-year-old Tunisian.

Israeli authorities and the family identified them as cousins: Aviel Haddad, who held dual Tunisian and Israeli citizenship, and Ben Haddad, who was French.

Four civilians were also injured, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. The attacker was slain by security guards.