Ghriba synagogue bombing
The Ghriba synagogue bombing was carried out by Niser bin Muhammad Nasr Nawar on the El Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia in 2002.
| Ghriba synagogue bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Maghreb insurgency | |
Synagogue entrance through which the fuel tanker drove during attack | |
| Location | Djerba, Tunisia |
| Date | April 11, 2002 |
| Target | El Ghriba synagogue |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Natural gas truck bomb |
| Deaths | 20 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 30+ |
| Perpetrators | al-Qaeda |
| Motive | Antisemitism |
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