Stockholm, Sweden: A synagogue in Sweden's second largest city Gothenburg was attacked in a failed arson attempt late Saturday, police said.
"A burning object was thrown at the building but it (the fire) did not catch on," police spokesman Lars Tunefjord told local news outlet TT, adding the attack occurred shortly after 10pm (2100 GMT).
No one was injured but Jewish community members told local media the synagogue was attacked by a group of masked men who threw multiple burning objects.
Some 20 youngsters briefly took shelter in a cellar during the attack, they added.
"Events over the last few days between Trump and Israel and the unrest between Israel and Palestine, those things always lead to higher threats," Jewish community leader Allan Stutzinsky told the daily GT newspaper.
President Donald Trump's decision on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital upended decades of American diplomacy, causing an overwhelming global diplomatic backlash and widespread protests.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
"A burning object was thrown at the building but it (the fire) did not catch on," police spokesman Lars Tunefjord told local news outlet TT, adding the attack occurred shortly after 10pm (2100 GMT).
No one was injured but Jewish community members told local media the synagogue was attacked by a group of masked men who threw multiple burning objects.
"Events over the last few days between Trump and Israel and the unrest between Israel and Palestine, those things always lead to higher threats," Jewish community leader Allan Stutzinsky told the daily GT newspaper.
Advertisement
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Donald Trump Shows Doctored Pictures Showing Taylor Swift's Support AI News Sites Mimicking Media Outlets To Spew Fake News About US Polls Kamala Harris Leads Trump In Latest Poll Ahead Of Tonight's Democratic Convention Indian Airports, Borders On Alert As Global Mpox Cases Rise: 10 Points UK Tech Tycoon Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily In Italy Finances Of Kolkata Hospital During Ex-Principal's Tenure Under Scanner 4 Killed, 24 Injured After Truck Rams Stationary Lorry In Noida: Cops 7-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Delhi, Body Found In Open Drain Hours Later West Bengal Governor Arrives In Delhi, Likely To Meet President Murmu Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.