Death Toll in Synagogue Explosion Rises to 13
From Times Wire Reports
The death toll in an explosion that was caused when a natural gas tanker crashed into a wall of a Tunisian synagogue Thursday climbed to 13 as three more people died.
The victims were mainly German tourists.
Leaders of Tunisia’s 2,000-member Jewish community remained perplexed about the blast at the Ghriba synagogue on Djerba, a resort island.
Authorities called the explosion a “tragic accident” and have opened an investigation.
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