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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Polish police arrest suspect in arson attack on Warsaw synagogue
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Fire damage is visible on the façade of the Nożyk Synagogue in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The synagogue was attacked with firebombs in the night by an unknown perpetrator (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish police say they had arrested a teenager suspected of being involved in an arson attack on a Warsaw synagogue that was condemned by authorities.
In a statement published on X, Polish police said they had “arrested a 16-year-old man, Polish citizen, involved in the incident” that happened overnight Tuesday-Wednesday.
Poland’s Deputy Interior Minister Czeslaw Mroczek added that the teenager was “suspected of having tried to torch the synagogue”.
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