Police officer in Tunisia attacks synagogue during annual pilgrimage, killing four 

A police officer attacked Africa’s oldest synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, shooting and killing four people. 

The attack occurred on 9th May at the Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, during a Lag B’Omer annual pilgrimage which attracts thousands of Jews to the Tunisian island. The police officer killed two security guards before opening fire on the visitors, injuring four and killing two.

Tunisian authorities have not yet identified a motive for this attack.

Islamic militants have previously targeted Jewish people in Djerba. The Ghriba Synagogue was also attacked by al-Qaeda in 2002 during the pilgrimage, resulting in 21 deaths. 

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