Car torched in Antwerp in suspected antisemitic attack, says Belgian official

The torching of a car overnight in Antwerp, ​for which two minors were arrested, is being treated as ‌a suspected antisemitic attack, a Belgian official said on Tuesday.

European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain have witnessed incidents targeting the Jewish community since ​the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran on ​February 28.

Belgium on Monday deployed soldiers on the streets of its ⁠biggest cities to bolster security at Jewish sites including synagogues and ​schools.

A spokesperson for the Antwerp prosecutor said an investigation was under ​way, and that the two suspects had been arrested shortly before midnight on Monday, moments after the attack.

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