Attacks (since 1970)
Car bomb attack in front of the synagogue on Hoveniers Street
20 oct. 1981·Anvers
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In October 1981, a car bomb explodes on rue Hoveniers in Antwerp, in front of the Portuguese synagogue, in the heart of the diamond district where one of the densest Jewish communities in Western Europe lives. The explosion occurs on a feast day, as worshippers were leaving the service; it kills bystanders and wounds more than a hundred people.
The attack is part of the series striking communities across Europe at the same time — Vienna, Paris, Rome — bringing a Middle Eastern conflict onto the continent. It leads Belgium to place the Jewish schools and places of worship in Antwerp under permanent protection, a measure that has never since been lifted.
- Period :
- Attacks (since 1970)
- Type :
- Attack
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- Belgique
Presse belge contemporaine ; dossiers judiciaires belges sur les attentats du début des années quatre-vingt.