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TUNIS (Reuters) - A truck exploded near a Jewish shrine in the southern Tunisian island of Djerba on Thursday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, witnesses said.
A government source said the blast was an accident but witnesses suspected it could be an attack on a symbol of the Jewish community in the North African country amid Arab anger at the Israeli offensive against Palestinians in the West Bank.
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A government source said the blast was an accident but witnesses suspected it could be an attack on a symbol of the Jewish community in the North African country amid Arab anger at Israel's offensive in the West Bank.
French radio reported that the Ghirba synagogue is one of the oldest in Africa.
As tensions have escalated in the Middle East, synagogues in Europe, notably in France, have been targeted by attacks. In the most serious case, a synagogue in the southern French city of Marseille was burned to the ground on March 31.
Attackers threw stones on Wednesday at a bus carrying pupils of a Jewish school in Paris, slightly injuring one of the students, in the latest assault on Jewish sites in France linked to violence in the Middle East.
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement he was "profoundly shocked" by the attack on the bus belonging to the Sinai school in the capital's 20th arrondissement, a popular neighbourhood home to both Muslims and Jews.
The statement did not give details of the attack and Paris police were not immediately available to comment. French radio France Info said a female student who was on the bus was slightly injured on the cheek.
"I condemn these actions most firmly and wish to express my solidarity and that of the Paris city council with those in charge of this establishment and the parents of pupils," Delanoe said.
He said the city had recently implemented a three-year plan to increase security near schools and synagogues.
The incident follows a spate of attacks against Jewish sites across France, ranging from graffiti to arson attempts.
While few arrests have been made, there is a widespread perception, shared by Muslim community leaders, that Muslim youths provoked by the deepening Middle East conflict and fed up with their lot in France are behind some of the attacks.
BTW, sad as this story is, it's good to see DEBKA get one right for a change... :-)
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