2 charged over synagogue attack

Dusseldorf - Police have charged two men in connection with a fire-bomb attack on a Dusseldorf synagogue last October, writes…

Dusseldorf - Police have charged two men in connection with a fire-bomb attack on a Dusseldorf synagogue last October, writes Derek Scally.

The two accused men, a 20year-old Moroccan and a 19year-old Jordanian, are believed to have attacked the synagogue in protest against Israel's role in the current Middle East crisis.

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