Sfax – A mob in Tunisia targeted an abandoned synagogue in the southeastern city of Sfax, setting fire on Sunday to trees in the building’s courtyard, local media reported.
No one was hurt in the reported attack, which took place in a city that is not presently home to any of Tunisia’s small Jewish population.
Media reports said the Sfax synagogue’s windows were damaged in the attack, but that firefighters managed to gain control of the blaze before it engulfed the building itself.
Videos that circulated widely on social media at the time showed people planting Palestinian flags and chipping away at the synagogue building’s stone walls, all without any police intervention.
