Tunisia (EFE) south), during the annual Jewish pilgrimage attended by thousands of people.
As reported by the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior, an agent from the National Guard naval center in the port of Aghir killed a colleague with his service weapon and tried to reach the vicinity of the Ghriba temple, where he opened fire indiscriminately against the units. security that had already been deployed on the scene.
The agents prevented him from accessing and finally shot him down.
Among the injured are six security agents with injuries of varying severity and four civilians who were taken to the nearest hospital for assistance.
In 2002 this synagogue, the oldest in the Maghreb region, suffered a jihadist attack claimed by the Al Qaeda group that killed 21 faithful.
On these days, the island of Djerba attracts thousands of pilgrims every year who visit the thousand-year-old synagogue of the Ghriba and especially numerous descendants of the diaspora in search of a Tunisian Jewish identity.