Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for that attack, whose victims included German and French tourists as well as Tunisians. In 2002, a truck bombing killed some 20 people at the entrance to the same temple during the annual Jewish pilgrimage.
It occurred during an annual pilgrimage that attracts thousands of visitors from around the world to Djerba. Videos circulating online showed panic-stricken visitors running while gunshots rang out. Ghayda Thabet, a member of the Tunisian Association for the Support of Minorities, was at the Ghriba synagogue and appealed for help on Facebook. The synagogue was locked down and those inside and outside were kept secure while authorities investigate the motives for the attack, the ministry said. When he reached the site, he opened fire on security units stationed at the temple, who fired back, killing him before he reached the entrance, the ministry said.
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