Police deploy near Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue after deadly attack

The security forces taking positions near the Ghriba synagogue, after a police officer shot dead four people during an annual Jewish pilgrimage on the island of Djerba. He gunned down two visitors, including a French citizen, and two fellow officers before he was shot dead himself. 

Another four visitors and five police officers were wounded in the attack, the first on foreign visitors to Tunisia. According to organizers, more than 5,000 Jewish faithful, mostly from overseas, participated in this year's event. The annual pilgrimage only resumed in 2022 after two years of pandemic-related suspension.