Tunisia, Tunisia (APP) – A man in the Tunisian capital set himself on fire in front of a Grand synagogue and was killed by police, the Interior Ministry said. One policeman and a passerby were burned.
The man set a fire on Friday after sunset, near the time when the Sabbath was held in the synagogue.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the man went to a law enforcement officer during the fire and another officer opened fire to save his partner. The statement said the officer was admitted to the hospital in a state of burning, as was a passer -by.
The ministry did not issue a possible purpose for the identity or function of the person, just saying that he had an uncontrollable psychiatric disorder.
Tunisia had historically had a large Jewish population, which now has about 1,500. Jewish places in Tunisia have been targeted in the past.
A national guard killed five people at a 2,600 -year -old location. Al -Gharabah synagogue After the annual pilgrimage in 2023 on the island of the island. Later that year, Palestinian supporters broke into a historic synagogue and a shelter in the southern town of Al -Hama. And o The garden was set on fire. Outside the synagogue in the coastal city of SFAX last year.
The recent Tunisian history was also marked. Self -sucking of a street seller In 2010, a protest linked to economic frustration, corruption and oppression. This process of Muhammad Bawazizi gave rise to mass demonstrations, which led to the ousting of Tunisia’s absolute ruler and started revolts throughout the region. Arab Spring.