US EditionDutch police apprehend fifth suspect for Rotterdam synagogue arson
The fifth suspect, a 19-year-old from Tilburg, was arrested amid investigations into extremist claims and possible geopolitical motives, with four others detained after the Rotterdam synagogue attack.
- On Thursday, Dutch authorities arrested a 19-year-old man in Tilburg, the fifth suspect linked to the arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam last Friday.
- Police apprehended four other suspects, aged 17 to 19, shortly after the arson occurred last Friday, bringing the total detainees to five.
- Justice Minister David van Weel is investigating potential Iranian involvement, while related incidents struck a school in Amsterdam and a synagogue in Liege, Belgium.
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Dutch Police Arrest Fifth Suspect in Rotterdam Synagogue Arson
Dutch police have arrested a fifth suspect in connection to an arson attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam. The latest apprehension, a 19-year-old from Tilburg, follows the arrests of four others aged 17 to 19. The attacks have spurred heightened alert at Jewish sites across the Netherlands.
"A fifth suspect was arrested for his alleged involvement in the explosion that took place on Friday, March 13 in a synagogue in ABN Davidsplein Square," the police force announced in a statement.
The raid on the home took place around 6:00 PM. The operation proceeded smoothly and attracted a lot of attention from local residents. The 19-year-old man was taken away in handcuffs in a police car. The police are continuing their investigation into the explosion at the house of prayer. Attack on synagogue A week earlier, four men from Tilburg had already been arrested. Earlier that day, an explosive device went off at the synagogue on A.B.N. …
Dutch police officers guard a Jewish school in Amsterdam after the reopening, two days after an attack on the Jewish institution. (Symbolic image) (Photo by Jeroen Jumelet / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT Getty Images A 19-year-old man from Tilburg was arrested on Thursday as the fifth suspect in the investigation into the explosion at a synagogue in Rotterdam-Blijdorp. An arrest team apprehended him on Corellistraat in Tilburg. T…
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