In a statement published on its official website, the US Embassy in Tunisia commented on the shooting which took place, on Tuesday evening, near the Ghriba Synagogue, on the island of Djerba.
“The United States deplores the attack in Tunisia which coincides with the annual Jewish pilgrimage that draws faithful to El Ghriba Synagogue from around the world,” The statement reads.
“We express condolences to the Tunisian people and commend the rapid action of the Tunisian security forces,” the same source adds.
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