India, March 14 -- A fire erupted at the entrance to a synagogue in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam early Friday morning. The police said they were treating it as arson.

The blaze that started around 3.40 am (0240 GMT) died down quickly and nobody was injured, police said in a message on X that called for witnesses to come forward.

There were no immediate arrests. Lawmakers and Jewish organisations condemned what they called an antisemitic attack.

"This is the physical manifestation of antisemitism: after words and threats, actions now follow," Chanan Hertzberger, the chairman of the Central Jewish Council, said. "Antisemitism is no longer a fringe phenomenon in the Netherlands; it is manifesting itself increasingly brazenly. Now even...