Five men arrested in connection with firebomb attack on synagogue in Tunisia

[Mosby]

Five men were arrested in connection with a firebomb attack on a historic synagogue in Tunisia.

Four of the men, ages 19 and 20, were arrested on Friday and a fifth, age 21, believed to be the main culprit in the Jan. 9 attack, was arrested on Saturday, the Kapitalis news website reported. None of the men, residents of the island’s main city of Houmet Essouk. had a criminal record and were not known to security services, according to the report.

The firebomb thrown at the El Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba caused minor damage and no injuries. The incident occurred amid protests over economic conditions taking place in several Tunisian cities, though not in Djerba itself, Reuters reported.

The Tunisian Interior Ministry said the suspects’ attack was not religiously motivated, but rather an attempt to “create chaos” amid the anti-government protests throughout the country, Ynet reported.

https://www.jta.org/2018/01/15/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/five-men-arrested-in-connection-with-firebomb-attack-on-synagogue-in-tunisia

[Behind the Aegis]

1. "attack was not religiously motivated, but rather an attempt to create chaos"

There's a new one.

[Mosby]

2. no kidding.

There are a whopping 1700 Jews in Tunisia.