Shooting in Djerba: French Embassy in Tunisia announces creation of crisis unit

As a response to the terrorist attack which took place, Tuesday evening in Djerba, the French Embassy in Tunisia said in a press release that a crisis unit was created in its headquarters.

An agent from the Naval Guard post in Aghir Djerba killed his colleague using his service weapon then stole his ammunition.

He then sought to get into the temple of El Ghriba while opening fire sporadically at security forces stationed in the area. They prevented him from entering the vicinity of the synagogue and shot him dead.

Two visitors were killed and six police officers and four other civilians were injured in the attack.

The Interior Ministry highlighted that the Ghriba Synagogue was secured and cordoned off, adding that an investigation was launched to determine the reasons behind the terrorist attack.