Media: about 20 people in masks threw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Sweden
Data on casualties yet.
TASS, 10 Dec. About 20 people in masks threw Molotov cocktails synagogue in the city center of Gothenburg in southwest Sweden. This was reported by the newspaper Expressen, citing local police.
According to her, the incident occurred on Saturday evening. Young people who at that time were in the room at the synagogue, were forced to take shelter in the basement.
The police at the moment there is no information about the victims, the newspaper notes.
The identity of the attackers remain unknown. Law enforcement agencies analyze possible threat to the Jewish community in the city, adds “Express”.
As previously reported the newspaper the Local, in the city of Malmo on Friday, a protest was held in response to the statement by President Donald trump on Jerusalem. On Wednesday, speaking at the White house, he, in particular, said that the time has come to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. The head of the us administration instructed the state Department to begin preparations for the transfer of the U.S. Embassy from tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The decision trump has already caused riots in the region and demonstrations in some other countries.
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