Rotterdam synagogue attackers were “paid €3,000”, court is told (opens in new tab)

Five young men from Tilburg and one from Amsterdam appeared in court on Tuesday for a procedural hearing in connection with the explosives attack on a Rotterdam synagogue in March. The attack caused very minor damage to the building but did send shockwaves throughout the Jewish community in the Netherlands. It was followed several days later by two other explosive attacks in Amsterdam, including one of the city’s only Jewish secondary school. Four of the youngsters, aged 17 to 23,...