Overview
- An investigating judge in Rotterdam ordered four suspects aged 17–19 held for two weeks as prosecutors allege explosion, arson and attempted arson with terrorist intent at a synagogue.
- Police detained the teens shortly after the pre-dawn blast near a second synagogue in the city, and no injuries were reported despite a small fire.
- Justice Minister David van Weel told parliament the possibility of Iranian involvement is being explicitly investigated and said the suspects were most likely recruited.
- Videos claiming responsibility by a group calling itself Harakat Ashab al‑Yamin al‑Islamiya have circulated online, their authenticity unverified, with Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry noting spread on channels linked to pro‑Iran networks.
- Authorities are coordinating probes into related incidents, including an explosion at an Amsterdam Jewish school and a Liège synagogue attack, and have increased security at Jewish sites nationwide.