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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints raised $200,000 for the victims of a church attack in Michigan and unexpectedly donated to the family of the gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, showing community support and compassion.
Two worshippers and three security officers were killed in a gun attack near Africa's oldest synagogue, the Ghriba synagogue, on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual pilgrimage that attracts Jewish visitors from Europe and Israel. A guard reportedly shot dead his partner before opening fire on visitors and officers near the synagogue before being killed himself. Investigations are ongoing to establish the motive for the attack. Tunisia is a majority-Muslim country, but Djerba is home to hundreds of Jews who consider the synagogue the most sacred place of worship in Africa.
Ayatollah Abbasali Soleimani, a senior Iranian Shia Muslim cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts, was shot and killed at a bank in Babolsar, Iran. The attacker, a bank security guard, has been arrested and the motive is unclear. Ayatollah Soleimani was one of 88 clerics on the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the Supreme Leader. He was a hardliner who previously served as the personal representative of the current Supreme Leader.