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Nighttime Blast Damages Amsterdam Jewish School as Police Launch Investigation

The blast follows similar overnight attacks in Liège and Rotterdam now under review by national authorities.

Overview

  • The device detonated against the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam’s Buitenveldert district overnight, causing limited damage and no injuries.
  • Mayor Femke Halsema said police have surveillance images showing a man placing the explosive.
  • Police and firefighters arrived quickly, and an investigation into the attack is underway.
  • Four young men were arrested Friday in the separate probe into an explosion outside a Rotterdam synagogue.
  • Belgian federal prosecutors are analyzing a video that may claim responsibility for the earlier Liège synagogue blast.