Police Investigate Explosion at Israel Centre in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, April 4 (Reuters) – ⁠Dutch ⁠police ⁠on Saturday said they ​were investigating reports of ‌an explosion overnight ‌at ⁠the ⁠Israel Centre in the central Dutch town ​of Nijkerk.

There were no reports of ​injuries and the damage at ⁠the ⁠site, run ⁠by the ​Christians for Israel charity, was ​minimal, ⁠a police statement posted on social media said.

It was ⁠not clear if the incident was ⁠related to a series of attacks against Jewish sites in Europe since the war in Iran.

Police said there had been ⁠no arrests and appealed for witnesses to come forward.

(Reporting by ​Anthony Deutsch; Editing by ​Alison Williams)

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