Newcastle, England – Synagogue Fire Might be Arson

Newcastle, England – Police in Newcastle are investigating a suspicious fire in a house that’s used as a beth hamedrash.

The house owner Aharon Amzalag said no-one was in the building at the time at the time the fire started. “Intruders scattered bleach and there was a large amount of smoke damage,” he said.

A Northumbria police spokesman said they were investigating the incident, which is being treated as arson. [thejc]