Arrest in Netherlands Raises Fears Iran is Recruiting Iraqi Shiite Exiles for ‘Underground Army’ in Europe

Shadowy new group causes concern about possibility Tehran is using proxies to attack Jewish targets

A fifth suspect has been arrested by police in the Netherlands investigating an explosion at a synagogue, amid concerns Iran is using Shiite proxies to attack Jewish targets in Europe.

The Rotterdam synagogue attack was preceded by an attack on a Jewish school in Amsterdam and followed the firebombing of a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege.

“In the investigation into last week’s ⁠explosion at the synagogue, a 19-year-old man from Tilburg was arrested in his hometown today,” said Dutch police. “His role ⁠is under investigation. This is the fifth ​suspect ⁠in this ‌investigation.”

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