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Explosion damages Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries reported: mayor condemns 'cowardly act'

An overnight explosion damaged the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam's Buitenveldert district, causing limited damage and no injuries. Mayor Femke Halsema condemned it as a "cowardly act of aggression" amid rising antisemitism. Police have CCTV footage of the suspect

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A police car parked outside a Jewish school, in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight. PIC/AFP

A police car parked outside a Jewish school, in Amsterdam, where an explosion was reported overnight. PIC/AFP

An overnight blast against an exterior wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam caused no injuries, Mayor Femke Halsema said on Saturday, denouncing it as "a cowardly act of aggression".

An investigation has been opened into the incident, which follows nighttime attacks this week in front of synagogues in the Belgian city of Liege and the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, news agency AFP reported.

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