Court Extends Detention for Four Young Suspects in Rotterdam Synagogue Blast

Overview

• Rotterdam’s preliminary court chamber extended pretrial detention Thursday, adding 30 days for a 17-year-old and 60 days for three suspects aged 18 and 19.
• A fifth 19-year-old suspect received a 90-day extension three weeks ago, while a sixth suspect, 20, was released in early April but remains under suspicion.
• Prosecutors say the offenses in the case involve causing an explosion, arson, and attempted arson with terrorist intent.
• The blast damaged the entrance of the A. B.N. Davidsplein synagogue on March 12–13 after police later traced four suspects for erratic driving and found a jerrycan in their car near another synagogue in Rotterdam-Hillegersberg.
• Investigators searched four homes in Tilburg and have not disclosed what, if anything, was found, as the suspects remain under strict limits that allow contact only with their lawyers.