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Dutch Police Detain 20-Year-Old Over Alleged Synagogue Attack Plot

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First reported by Ynet · Jun 15, 2026

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Dutch police arrested a 20-year-old man on June 9 over an alleged March plot to attack a synagogue in Heemstede, near Haarlem. A Amsterdam judge extended his detention by 14 days as investigators said officers helped prevent the attack. The case is linked to a wider series of attacks on Jewish sites in the Netherlands last spring.

01Police arrested a 20-year-old on June 9 over an alleged synagogue attack plot.
02Prosecutors say he planned arson or an attack with terrorist intent.
03An Amsterdam judge extended his detention by 14 days.
04Earlier arrests involved three Amsterdam teens near the same synagogue.
05The case is tied to attacks on Jewish sites across the Netherlands.
06Prosecutors say the Rotterdam synagogue arson was a deliberate terror act.

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