Speyer synagogue receives bomb threat and white powder

The Jewish Community of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Speyer received a threatening letter by mail on Friday morning. The unknown sender threatened to blow up the synagogue and included an unidentified white powder in the envelope.

Experts from the State Criminal Police Office examined the substance and determined it posed no danger, providing official clearance. Police are currently investigating the incident to identify the perpetrator.

Gordon Schnieder, the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, strongly condemned the threat, stating that such acts of intimidation attack Jewish life across the entire country. He pledged the full solidarity of the state government and emphasized that antisemitism has no place in the region, promising that those responsible will face the full force of criminal law.