A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people

A tourist visits the Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba in southern Tunisia on Oct. 28, 2015. Five people, including two Jewish pilgrims, were killed Tuesday in a gun attack at the synagogue, Tunisia's TAP news agency said. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)

TUNIS, Tunisia — The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five, Tunisia's TAP news agency said Wednesday. The victims were two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards.

A police guard who had been hospitalized after Tuesday's attack died from his injuries on Wednesday, according to a medical official cited by TAP. Four other members of the security forces remain hospitalized in Djerba, including one in critical condition, according to TAP.