{"id":5451,"date":"2026-03-09T16:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/5451\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:41:09","slug":"belgium-synagogue-explosion-labelled-a-despicable-antisemitic-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/5451\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium synagogue explosion labelled a \u2018despicable antisemitic act\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Belgium\u2019s interior minister has labelled an explosion near a synagogue a \u201cdespicable antisemitic act\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Federal prosecutors are investigating following the blast overnight in the city of Liege, in the country\u2019s east.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It comes as several countries across Europe tighten their security due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/iran-us-war-latest-updates-israel-trump-uk-oman-b2932312.html?page=2#post-2339714\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the US-Israel war on Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the US-Israel war on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local police said that the blast outside of the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No one was injured but the windows of a building in front of the synagogue were blown out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The street remained blocked off while investigators combed the area, a statement said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium (Reuters)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f3964f6768b4e0a4379ff5ad1e3f705b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A synagogue damaged by an explosion early on Monday, in Liege, Belgium (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe explosion in front of the Liege synagogue was a despicable antisemitic act that directly targeted the Jewish community of Belgium,\u201d Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSecurity around similar sites will continue to be strengthened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He made no link between the blast and the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Belgium, France and Germany are among a number of European countries that have said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/news\/iran-britain-france-germany-attacks-revenge-strikes-drone-b2929828.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:they intended to beef up security;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">they intended to beef up security<\/a> in response to the war, which broke out on 28 February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They have also insisted that they are playing no active role in the conflict alongside the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Belgium&#8217;s transport minister has demanded that security be tightened around the country&#8217;s rail network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belgium\u2019s interior minister has labelled an explosion near a synagogue a \u201cdespicable antisemitic act\u201d. 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