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

Yves Herman

Mar 24, 2026

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 — 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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