Netherlands steps up security at synagogues after fire incident in Rotterdam overnightPolice officers stand outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam on March 14, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)AMSTERDAM - An ​explosion damaged ‌a Jewish school in Amsterdam early on Saturday, in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the ​Jewish community”. The ⁠explosion at the school in an upscale residential neighbourhood on the south side ‌of Amsterdam only caused limited damage, Mayor Femke Halsema said, as ⁠police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly. In neighbouring Belgium, an explosion caused a ​fire ⁠at a synagogue in Liege on Monday. “Jewish people in Amsterdam are increasingly confronted with antisemitism.

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