US EditionBelgium describes a blast near a synagogue as a ‘despicable antisemitic attack’
Authorities classify the blast targeting the 1899 Liège synagogue as antisemitic, prompting federal terrorism investigations and increased security measures nationwide, Belgium's Interior Minister said.
- 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.
143 Articles
143 Articles
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Blasts reported near synagogue, embassy
BRUSSELS — Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Monday that an explosion near a synagogue in Liege overnight was "a despicable antisemitic act" and that federal prosecutors were investigating.
On the night of Sunday 8 to Monday 9 March, an explosion sounded outside the synagogue in Liège, Belgium, breaking the silence, reviving dark memories but thankfully causing no injuries. The Belgian government immediately denounced “an abject antisemitic act” and an investigation was opened. In an international context marked by the clash between Israel, Trump, and what he describes as “Islamo-Nazism” from the Islamic Republic of Iran, this atta…
Belgian Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin said today that the explosion near a synagogue in Liège was an "unprecedented anti-Semitic act" and that Belgian federal prosecutors are investigating the case.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Cleveland Jewish NewsBelgian officials investigating synagogue explosion as possible act of terrorism
Belgian officials are investigating an explosion in front of a synagogue in Liège early Monday as a possible act of terrorism. The explosion, which took place at 4 a.m., damaged the door of the historic neo-Romanesque synagogue and blew out the windows of multiple buildings across the street. No injuries were reported. A range of Belgian politicians, including the prime minister and the mayor of Liège, characterized the explosion as act of antis…
An explosion took place on the night of Sunday and Monday in front of a synagogue in Liège, without causing any injury. The Belgian government denounced "an abject anti-Semitic act" and "an attack on our
An explosion hit a synagogue in Liège, causing only material damage. The Belgian government strongly condemns what it calls an "anti-Semitic act". An investigation was opened to elucidate the...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
