What the records say
- When
- 11 Apr 2002
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 33.81° N, 10.86° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Ghriba synagogue bombing.
Summary
A truck full of explosives was detonated close to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia killing 21 people, of whom 14 were German tourists, 2 French nationals and 5 Tunisians. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the Ghriba synagogue bombing.
Ghriba synagogue bombing
2002 Islamist suicide bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia
The Ghriba synagogue bombing was carried out by Niser bin Muhammad Nasr Nawar on the El Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia in 2002.
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