AMSTERDAM
Dutch police on Friday said they were investigating a fire that erupted in a synagogue in Rotterdam overnight, without resulting in any injuries.
“The fire burned for a short moment before going out on its own. No one was injured,” the police said on social media of the blaze that erupted at 3:40 am (0240 GMT) at a synagogue on A.B.N. Davidplein.
An unverified video showing an explosion near a building resembling the targeted synagogue circulated on social media on Friday, which police were using in their probe.
“There is no place in Rotterdam for antisemitism, intimidation, violence or hatred toward religious communities,” city mayor Carola Schouten told media.
Scouten said the incident had caused “a great deal of anxiety among our Jewish fellow citizens.”On Monday, an explosion shook a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege before dawn, causing material damage but no injuries.
It was strongly condemned by Belgian politicians and European Union officials.
