Jews gather at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia's Mediterranean resort island of Djerba on the first day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue on May 2, 2018. - Worshippers lit candles and prayed at Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia to celebrate the annual festival, marking a resurgence for the country's Jewish community after years of security woes. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Tunisian authorities were Wednesday investigating a shooting spree by a police officer that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa’s oldest synagogue.
Security forces threw a tight cordon around the site on Djerba island as officials probed whether Tuesday’s shootings were a random killing spree or an anti-Semitic terrorist attack.
The police officer first killed a colleague and took his ammunition, then went to the Ghriba synagogue and opened fire, sparking terror on the final day of the annual pilgrimage.
Wearing his uniform and a bulletproof vest, he shot dead two visitors and injured two more. In the ensuing gun battle, he also wounded six police officers, two of whom later died, hospital sources said.
The assailant was then shot dead himself, the interior ministry said, without identifying him.
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