Tunisia tightens security ahead of pilgrimage to island synagogue

Tunis (dpa) – Tunisian authorities deployed security forces around a synagugue on a resort island on Thursday, one day before an annual pilgrimage to the site was set to begin. More than 3,000 people are expected to make the pilgrimage to Ghriba Synagogue on Djerba island in the south-east part of Tunisia, Ghriba Association head Perez…