Trio arrested over Sweden synagogue attack

Police are investigating an attack on a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg as attempted arson.

Emergency services at a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden

Police are investigating an attack on a synagogue in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. (AAP)

Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg.

No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a youth event at the synagogue and the adjacent Jewish centre in Sweden's second-largest city.

Goteborg police spokesman Peter Nordengard said on Sunday it is being investigated as an attempted arson. No injuries were reported.

Officials have increased security around the synagogue and at a Jewish centre in capital of Stockholm.

Witness Allan Stutzinsky told the TT news agency he saw a dozen masked youths who threw objects into the garden surrounding the synagogue.

Demonstrations have taken place in Stockholm and Malmo in the past week over US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.


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