2023 Djerba synagogue shooting
On May 9, 2023, Wissam Khazri, a 30-year-old national guardsman, killed five people in a mass shooting at the El Ghriba Synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia. Khazri initially killed a colleague and seized his ammunition before targeting the synagogue, where a large gathering of Jewish pilgrims were celebrating Lag BaOmer. Two visitors and two Tunisian police officers were killed, while eight others sustained injuries before the perpetrator was killed by the police.
| 2023 Djerba synagogue shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia |
| Date | May 9, 2023 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Steyr AUG rifle Glock handgun |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 8 |
| Victims | Three members of the gendarmarie and two civilians |
| Perpetrator | Wissam Khazri |
Tunisian Interior Minister Kamel Fekih reported that authorities had determined Khazri had targeted the synagogue in a premeditated attack, but they had not identified a motive.
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