Synagogue Fire is Tied to Arson

June 2, 2007

Source: The Buffalo News

Wire Service: AP

http://www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/international/story/89379.html

GENEVA (AP) — A fire that damaged Geneva’s largest synagogue was set deliberately, according to results of an investigation announced Friday.

“The cause of the fire was criminal,” said magistrate Michel Graber, who is overseeing the investigation into the May 24 fire, in a written statement.

The arson fire, which gutted the interior of Hekhal Haness Synagogue, raised fears among Switzerland’s Jewish community, but Graber said there is no indication that it was set by extremists.