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Belgian officials investigating synagogue explosion as possible act of terrorism

JL;DR SUMMARY An early morning explosion outside a historic synagogue in Liège, Belgium has raised alarms of antisemitic terrorism, prompting a response from top Belgian officials including the Prime Minister. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityTerrorismIranJewish SecurityInternational ConflictBelgiumIslamic RepublicLiègeSynagogue Explosion

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Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
"Police stand guard outside a synagogue in Lige, Belgium that was the site of an explosion March 9."
Iran
"The explosion comes amid a surge of concern about possible attacks by agents associated with the Iranian regime, against which the United States and Israel launched a war last week."
Azerbaijan
"Azerbaijan said Friday that it had foiled multiple terror attacks planned by Iranian agents on Jewish sites."
London, United Kingdom
"In London, four men were arrested last week for allegedly spying on the Jewish community for Iran, with the intent of planning attacks against the community."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"And a string of shootings at synagogues in Toronto has ignited concern in Canada, too."
Argentina
"Iran has a long record of supporting attacks on Jewish targets abroad, including two bombings in the 1990s in Argentina that killed more than 100 people at the Israeli embassy and a Jewish community center."
Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
"The attack also follows a 2014 shooting in which a gunman associated with the Islamic State, a rival to Irans Islamic Republic, shot four people to death at the Jewish Museum in Brussels."

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