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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
US condemns deadly attack at Tunisia synagogue during pilgrimage
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller condemns the killing of three people at a shooting at a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba as hundreds of Jews held an annual pilgrimage there.
“The United States deplores the attack in Tunisia coinciding with the annual Jewish pilgrimage that draws faithful to the El Ghriba Synagogue from around the world,” he says on Twitter.
“We express condolences to the Tunisian people and commend the rapid action of Tunisian security forces,” he says.
Two worshipers were killed in the attack — identified by Tunisian authorities as a Tunisian citizen, 30, and a French national, 42. A security guard at the synagogue was also killed when a Tunisian naval officer opened fire.
Un video difundido por el grupo "Moked Bitajon" (Centro de seguridad) sugiere un posible atentado en la Sinagoga Elgariba en Djerba, en Túnez, durante las celebracionesde Lag Baomer. El caso está siendo investigado por la policía en el lugar. Moked Bitajon pic.twitter.com/5dRRqiWR1z
— Elías Levy Benarroch (@eliaslevyb) May 9, 2023
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