German chancellor condemns Berlin synagogue firebomb attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned a firebomb attack on a synagogue in Berlin (Markus Schreiber/AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned the firebombing of a synagogue in Berlin, saying “we will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions”.

Assailants threw two incendiary devices at the synagogue in the centre of the capital early on Wednesday morning, police said, as antisemitic incidents in the country have been rising following the escalating violence in the Middle East.