Overview
- Dutch officials say the device detonated against the school’s outer wall, causing minor damage and no injuries, and security has been tightened at Jewish sites.
- Police report CCTV shows two people arriving on a motor scooter, one placing the object before both fled, and a citywide manhunt is underway.
- The targeted site is Cheider, identified as the Netherlands’ only Orthodox Jewish school, which already had protective measures in place.
- A previously little-known Islamist-aligned group posted video claiming responsibility, but Belgian and Dutch authorities are analyzing the footage to verify its origin and authenticity.
- The incident follows attacks this week at synagogues in Rotterdam and Liège; four teenagers were arrested in the Rotterdam case as national leaders condemned the violence.