During the meeting of the National Security Council which dealt with the attack which targeted the Jewish synagogue of Djerba, the Tunisian president underlined that “this is not the first time that the Ghriba has been targeted or attempted”, praising the “vigilance of the armed, security and military forces” to prevent the aggressor from reaching the synagogue.
Saeed continued, “The goal of Tuesday night’s attack is to destabilize, but they won’t be able to do that”, indicating that there is “a state and institutions” and that the Tunisian people “know very well the plans of the criminals.”
And he added: “Our state is strong with its institutions, its armed military and security forces, and its aware and vigilant people, and anyone working to question the capabilities of the state is delusional. Our doubts will not infiltrate anyone, including us. nor abroad, and we will continue to respond to the demands of the people to create a new history for Tunisia.” .
He also stressed that “Tunisia is the land of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and it will always remain the dear green Tunisia, which no criminal who wants to attack it or harm its security will be able to attack”.
The toll of the attack on the Djerba synagogue rises
The death toll from the attack on the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba during the annual Jewish pilgrimage ceremony has risen to five, TAP reported on Wednesday.
Among the dead were two Jewish visitors and three members of the Tunisian police.
The news agency quoted a medical official as saying a police guard died of his injuries from Tuesday’s attack.
Four other injured members of the security forces were taken to hospital in Djerba, one of them in critical condition, according to the agency.
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said the two civilians killed were a 42-year-old French citizen and a 30-year-old Tunisian.
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