US EditionBelgium describes a blast near a synagogue as a ‘despicable antisemitic attack’
Authorities describe the explosion as a targeted antisemitic act and are prioritizing a criminal and terrorism investigation, with no injuries reported, only material damage.
- Around 4am on March 9, an explosion damaged a synagogue in Liège, causing material damage but no injuries, Liege police said.
- Given apparent intent, authorities moved the case to federal prosecutors and the judicial federal police, who are prioritising a criminal inquiry, with police saying the blast "involved a device" and appeared targeted.
- Investigators set up a security perimeter while counter-terrorism specialist officers examined the scene, where windows of the synagogue and nearby buildings were blown out and the wooden front door was damaged.
- Officials vowed to reinforce security around similar sites as Liege's mayor condemned the attack as an 'extremely violent act of antisemitism.'
- The incident comes as European countries including Belgium, France and Germany tighten security amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, while investigators and local officials continue probing possible links.
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An explosion rocked a synagogue in the eastern Belgian city of Liege early on Thursday, causing no injuries but only material damage. Police are investigating the incident. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever described the incident as a result of anti-Semitism, which he has vowed to fight, foreign news agencies report.
The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office was charged with investigating the explosion in front of a synagogue in Liège "having regard to possible indications of a terrorist offence", the Public Prosecutor's Office said on Monday. ...
Antisemitism: The Belgian Minister of the Interior speaks of “a horrific anti-Semitic act directly targeting the Jewish…
In Belgium there was an explosion in front of the Liège synagogue.
The explosion occurred in the middle of the night, in front of a synagogue in the city of Liège.
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