Overview
- An explosion at a Rotterdam synagogue on March 13 used a Cobra 6 device and petrol while police stopped a second attack at another synagogue, leaving property damaged but no fatalities.
- At a first court hearing on Tuesday four suspects from Tilburg confessed to involvement while several co‑defendants have so far remained silent or have different procedural status.
- The Public Prosecution Service regards the incident as a terrorist act intended to instill fear in the Jewish community and is investigating alleged coordination from actors abroad.
- Separately, German prosecutors announced they dismantled an international smuggling group tied to about 2,500 kg of cocaine, with arrests and 27 searches that included locations in the Netherlands.
- Local authorities are tightening public‑order measures as they manage asylum pressure: Twenterand approved a regulated protest with preventive police powers and Woudenberg is evaluating use of a sports hall for about 90 refugees with a mid‑June decision expected.