Dutch authorities seek 2 suspects in an explosion outside an Amsterdam Jewish school

Source: AP

Updated 2:26 PM CDT, March 14, 2026
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch authorities were hunting Saturday for two people suspected of setting off an explosion outside a Jewish school in Amsterdam. The mayor denounced the attack as a cowardly act of aggression against the city’s Jewish community.

A City Hall statement said the overnight blast against the outer wall of the school in the Dutch capital’s Buitenveldert district caused only limited damage.

A police statement said investigators established that the two suspects arrived on a motor scooter. One placed an object against the wall and then ran back to the scooter, with the detonation following as they sped away.

Mayor Femke Halsema said that Amsterdam’s Jewish residents feel “fear and anger” and are increasingly being targeted by antisemitism.

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