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Florence, Italy - A rudimentary explosive device was found at the entrance of the Chabad House in Florence.
The JTA is reporting that the device, described as being constructed from a small camping gas canister, was reportedly discovered during Shabbat but not reported to police until Saturday night after Shabbat.
The Chabad House is located half a block from the city's main synagogue.
Media reports said a paper fuse apparently had been lit, but had burned out, and no damage occurred.
Florence Chief Rabbi Joseph Levy said the episode was "a very serious gesture that shows how one can pass from irresponsible words to actions such as this."
Tensions are high in Italy over Israel's operation in Gaza. Last week, red paint was thrown at the façade of the synagogue in Pisa. On Saturday, thousands of people, many of them Muslim, staged a pro-Palestinian march in Rome. Some of the placards showed swastikas superimposed on the Star of David.
About 300 people staged a counterdemonstration in Rome's historic Jewish ghetto neighborhood.
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Jan 18, 2009 at 04:01 PM Anonymous Says:
If the story is accurate, why was this not reported until after Shabat? If the police had timely notice, they could have started investigating while evidence was fresher, searched the area to make sure there were no other devices, checked and warned other shuls and Jewish organizations, etc. I can understand that someone might not have thought this was enough of an emergency and risk to life to use the phone, but there may be other ways to report. Walk to the police station, go to a main road and flag down a police officer.