Two minors arrested in connection to suspected antisemitic arson in Antwerp, Belgian official says


A Jewish man rides past Belgian army personnel patrolling a street as part of a deployment of soldiers outside Jewish institutions in Antwerp and Brussels following attacks at Jewish sites in Belgium and other European countries, in Antwerp, Belgium, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS, ⁠March ⁠24 (Reuters) - Two ‌minors were arrested during ​the night ⁠between ⁠Monday and Tuesday ⁠in ‌connection ⁠to an ​arson ‌incident in ⁠Antwerp ​in a ⁠suspected antisemitic ​act, a Belgian official ⁠told Reuters on ​Tuesday.

(Reporting ⁠by Lili ​Bayer, ‌editing by ​Inti Landauro)

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