Tunisian Police Shot Dead Person Near Jewish Synagogue

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TUNIS, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- A man set himself afire and ran towards security officers near a Jewish synagogue in Tunis before being shot dead on Friday evening.
The incident took place in the busy commercial district of La Fayette in central Tunis, according to a statement from the Tunisian Ministry of Interior.
The security services opened investigations into the motive of the man who was thought to be attempting to attack the policemen. (end)
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