Pope condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has condemned an attack by two Palestinians who killed four rabbis and a policeman in a Jerusalem synagogue, and expressed concern about rising tension and violence in the city.

"I'm following with concern the alarming increase in tension in Jerusalem and other areas of the Holy Land, with unacceptable episodes of violence that do not spare even religious sites," the pope told worshippers in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday in his first public appearance since Tuesday's killings.