Swiss synagogue, shop firebombed

[Scurrilous]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3058285,00.html

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"A synagogue and a Jewish-owned shop in the southern Swiss city of Lugano were gutted by fire overnight after a petrol-bomb attack by unknown assailant, police said on Monday.

No one was hurt in either incident.

Police in the Swiss state (canton) of Ticino said the two buildings, located near each other in the centre of Lugano, were attacked around midnight (2300 GMT, Sunday.)

The attackers threw petrol bombs at the doors and through a window, causing a fire in which the synagogue's library was destroyed, Swiss television said.

Meanwhile, the owners of the fabric shop set ablaze by the unknown attackers said they did not receive any threats prior to the attack. Signs of a break-in were found at both buildings, the police said, but declined to comment on the attack’s motive."

[Mairead]

1. And to think this was accomplished without a gun.

Amazing.

[da_chimperor]

2. Fucking shit, I used to live in Lugano . . .

crap . . . :grr:

Edit: This all happened not even 2 miles from where I used to live. Wow, this feels kinda personal. It goes to show that anti-semitism can be found anywhere.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. "but declined to comment on the attack’s motive"

Hmmmm wonder what it could have been.