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Three more suspects arrested for antisemitic attacks in Netherlands

By Thomson Reuters Mar 27, 2026 | 11:00 AM

AMSTERDAM, March 27 (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors on Friday said three men had ​been arrested on ‌suspicion of being involved in an antisemitic attack on a synagogue or for helping ‌to ​prepare a similar ⁠attack.

Two Dutch men, ⁠aged 20 and 23, were arrested for their alleged roles in the ​attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam on ⁠March 13, the ⁠prosecutors said.

Seven suspects ​are now in custody for ​the Rotterdam attack.

Another 18-year-old man ‌was arrested for his alleged involvement in preparing for an attack ⁠on a synagogue in the town of Heemstede.

Police last week already ⁠arrested ‌two minors, who ⁠they said had ​been ‌plotting to set off ​an explosion ⁠at a synagogue in that town, 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) west of Amsterdam.

(Reporting by Bart MeijerEditing by ​Rod Nickel)