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Rotterdam is drawing attention following a series of incidents reported by Dutch media. A state secretary condemned an arson attack on a railway bridge as serious and worrying. Police also caught a 13-year-old riding a fatbike at 66 km/h, a cyclist was fatally hit by a car with the 30-year-old driver arrested, and a person was injured in an accident at Oostmolenwerf, prompting a trauma helicopter deployment.

A building in Snättringe, north of Stockholm, was targeted in a suspected arson attack, with the fire smouldering for several hours before it was brought under control. Swedish media, including Aftonbladet, reported on the blaze and the police response. No injuries have been confirmed, and the incident is under investigation.

A state secretary has condemned a fire-raising incident on a railway bridge in the Netherlands, calling it 'very reprehensible and worrying'. The comments were reported by Dutch media including AD and Radio Rijnmond, which covers the Rotterdam region. The arson caused concern about safety on the rail network and prompted a political response.

Cafe Algarve on Lincoln Road in Peterborough was set on fire overnight by two people, in what is being reported as a deliberate arson attack. The incident is being shared widely on local crime-focused accounts, with residents reacting to the fire in their area. No injuries or arrests have been confirmed so far.

An inquest has heard that a mother and her four children were 'petrified' in the period before a fatal arson attack in Britain. Evidence given at the hearing described the family's fear ahead of the fire that claimed a life. The coroner is examining the circumstances leading up to the attack and whether warnings were missed.

The Frankfurt-based association Frankfurt for Ukraine, which sends aid supplies to Ukrainian civilians, was targeted in an arson attack described as cowardly. Supporters are sharing the group's website to draw attention to the association and encourage donations and assistance following the attack in Frankfurt.

Alex Jones is broadcasting claims that France is in the midst of an 'Islamic uprising' with hundreds of Catholic institutions set on fire, mixing the story with news of Russian strikes on Ukraine and interviews with James Fishback and Mark Mitchell. The dramatic framing is drawing attention, but the scale and religious motivation of the reported attacks are contested and not verified by official French sources.

Arson attacks have now hit the city for a seventh consecutive day. Among the victims is a 13-year-old boy who suffered burns to 90 per cent of his body; he remains in a critical condition and is fighting for his life. His sister has urged other children in Victoria not to accept money from strangers, amid warnings the attacks may involve paid coercion of minors.

The annual olive harvest has begun in the occupied West Bank, with reports that Israeli settlers and security forces are attacking Palestinians during the harvest. Accounts describe beatings, arson against property and theft of crops, deepening tensions at the start of a season central to Palestinian rural life and the West Bank economy.

Two TikTok influencers have been charged with arson after a fire damaged a church in West Virginia. Authorities filed charges following the blaze, which caused damage to the place of worship. The case has drawn attention because of the suspects' social media prominence and the targeting of a religious site.