US EditionExplosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam
Authorities are investigating a militant group’s claim of responsibility for the explosion causing limited damage at a Jewish school amid rising antisemitic incidents, Mayor Halsema said.
- On March 14, an explosion struck a Jewish school on Zeelandstraat in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert, causing limited damage and no injuries, while Mayor Femke Halsema condemned it as 'a cowardly act of aggression against the Jewish community'.
- Authorities noted the organisation Ashab Al Yamim was not previously known to security services and claimed attacks on Jewish sites in Liège, Belgium, and Rotterdam, Netherlands earlier this week.
- Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage that may show the person who planted or detonated the device, while police and firefighters responded swiftly to the scene.
- Dutch police arrested four men, aged 17 to 19, after a Friday explosion at a synagogue entrance, as Dutch investigators and the judiciary coordinate on the case.
- Amid heightened Middle East tensions, the explosion damages a Jewish school in Amsterdam, part of a surge in antisemitic incidents across Europe, with recent attacks in Liège and Rotterdam, authorities say.
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Amsterdam Jewish school damaged by explosion; Mayor: deliberate attack
The early-morning blast caused limited damage and no injuries but follows recent attacks on synagogues in Rotterdam and Belgium, prompting heightened security and renewed concerns about antisemitic violence in Europe
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No injuries reported after explosion at Jewish school in Amsterdam, officials say
A Jewish school in Amsterdam was damaged after an overnight explosion against its exterior wall, Mayor Femke Halsema said in a statement Saturday, denouncing the blast as a “cowardly act of aggression.” An investigation has been opened. Halsema said police have CCTV footage of a person placing the explosive device. No injuries were reported, Halsema said. She described the damage as “limited,” but noted that Amsterdam’s Jewish community has been…
A new Islamist group claimed responsibility for the attack. No one was injured.
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