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Synagogue worker from U.K. shot in head in Antwerp
A British secretary to a rabbi in Antwerp was shot in the head early Thursday and was in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the prosecutor's office said. Spokeswoman Dominique Reniers said the man was shot once in front of his home in Antwerp's Jewish neighborhood. "We do not exclude any motive, but so far there are no indications that the motive was racist or extremist," she said. Yehuda Ceitlin, a local aide of Israel's Zaka rescue services, identified the victim as Moshe Naeh, a father of five. Ceitlin said Naeh was brought to an Antwerp hospital, where he was fighting for his life.Ceitlin said that, though racial harassment had increased in recent years in Antwerp, it was the first shooting of a Jewish victim in a long time. "It caught everyone by surprise," he said. Antwerp, some 50 kilometers north of the capital, has one of the biggest Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in western Europe. Reniers called the victim a "devout young man" of 24 who was shot once from close range. He slumped onto the road, where he was discovered by passers-by who initially thought he was a traffic victim. There were no witnesses to the shooting. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-18 |
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