Berlin, Oct 18: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin on Wednesday, saying “we will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions.” Assailants threw two Molotov cocktails early Wednesday at the synagogue in the center of the German capital, police said, as antisemitic incidents in the country have been rising following the violent escalation in the Middle East. “Unknown persons threw two Molotov cocktails from the street,” the Kahal Adass Jisroel community wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Dozens of police officers were investigating in front of the synagogue in the city’s Mitte neighbourhood, and the entire street next to the building was cordoned off and blocked for traffic.
Germany’s leading Jewish group said two people were involved in the attack, but didn’t give any further details. “We are all shocked by this terrorist attack,” the Central Council of Jews said in a statement. “Above all, the families from the neighbourhood around the synagogue are shocked and unsettled. Words become deeds. Hamas’ ideology of extermination against everything Jewish is also having an effect in Germany.” (AP)
