An explosion occurred in a school belonging to the Jewish community in Amsterdam, Netherlands early Saturday morning, causing damage to the building. Sky News quoted Dutch media as saying that Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema described the incident as an attack targeting the Jewish community. He said that Jewish people in Amsterdam are facing increasing incidents of anti-Semitism, which is completely unacceptable.
Police and fire department reached the spot and brought the situation under control quickly. However, it is not yet clear whether there is any casualty in this incident or not.
The attack took place amid ongoing tension in West Asia
This attack has taken place at a time when tension is at its peak in West Asia. America and Israel on one side, while Iran and Hezbollah are face to face on the other side, and continuous bombing and military action is going on in the region.
The explosion happened a day ago
This incident in Amsterdam has come to light after the explosion in Rotterdam a day earlier. An explosion hit the entrance of a synagogue in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam early Friday, causing a minor fire. The police have started investigation considering the matter as arson. According to officials, no one was injured in the attack and the fire was quickly brought under control.
Who took responsibility for the attack?
Police later detained four teenagers in a car near another synagogue in Rotterdam. At the same time, a Jewish organization in the Netherlands claimed on the social media platform X that an Islamist group has taken responsibility for the attack by posting a video of the Rotterdam explosion online. The organization says that the same group also claimed responsibility for the attack on a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège earlier in the week.