Liège, Belgium Reuters —An explosion hit a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège early on Monday in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries. Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin called the explosion “a despicable antisemitic act that directly targeted the Jewish community of Belgium”. Eitan Bergman, Vice-President of the Coordinating Committee of Jewish Organisations in Belgium (CCOJB), said the targeting of the synagogue was deeply shocking. “Liège is home to a very small but vibrant Jewish community where I personally grew up. Police have cordoned off the largely residential street on the bank of the Meuse river opposite Liège city centre.

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