Netherlands Dutch journalist targeted in Molotov cocktail attack A Dutch journalist was the target of a Molotov cocktail attack in the northern city of Groningen, police said. 19/08/2021
Netherlands Two convicted of setting fire to Dutch COVID-19 test centre A man and a teenager have been convicted of arson in the Netherlands, after setting fire to a coronavirus testing facility in January. 20/07/2021
France Investigation launched after fire damages French vaccine centre Authorities suspect the fire may have been deliberately caused by arsonists. 03/06/2021
The Cube Italy arrests two anti-vaxxers for Brescia vaccine centre arson attack The two men allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the facility last month, causing fire damage. 03/05/2021
Germany Germany health institute attacked amid tensions over COVID-19 rules A building of the agency for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, was attacked with Molotov cocktails this weekend. 26/10/2020
France Nantes cathedral blaze: Volunteer admits setting up fire The lawyer says the man 'is consumed with remorse'. 26/07/2020
no comment Fire hits 15th-century cathedral in western French city of Nantes More than 100 firefighters were deployed in the western French city of Nantes on Saturday morning to tackle a "violent blaze" at the 15th-century cathedral. 19/07/2020
Slovenia Donald Trump statue in Slovenia burned down It was only put up in 2019. Six months later, it's been torched. 09/01/2020
Italy Italy hit by four-hour train delays after suspected arson fire Passengers in Italy experienced delays and train cancellations after a suspected arson fire in Italy. 22/07/2019
Japan Dozens dead following Japan's worst mass killing in decades At least 33 people have been killed and 10 are in a critical condition after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto. 18/07/2019
USA Feds probe possible racist motivation in church burnings, suspect's link to 'black metal music' "You cannot destroy our faith. We can have church anywhere ... We'll have church in the very parking lot of the building you destroyed." 11/04/2019
France Paris fire arson suspect moved to secure psychiatric unit 10 people were killed and many more injured in the worst residential blaze in the French capital for 14 years 06/02/2019
no comment CCTV shows man sparking gas station fire Police are looking for a man who started a fire at a New York City gas station which seriously injured a man nearby. 31/07/2018
Nicaragua Nicaraguan family perishes in deadly arson attack The fire and the shooting dead of two people by police broke a ceasefire between the government and protesters that was just hours old. 17/06/2018
Sweden Suspected arson at Portugal's embassy in Sweden A dozen people received medical assistance following blaze in Stockholm 04/04/2018
France France: fire destroys Paris kosher store on attack anniversary The Paris suburb of Créteil is shocked by a suspected arson attack on a kosher grocery store, three years to the day after a terror attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris. 09/01/2018
Sweden Three arrested in firebomb attack on Swedish synagogue Local media report a group of masked men hurled Molotov cocktails at the building in Gothenburg on Saturday night. 10/12/2017
no comment Deadly Spanish fires in part started deliberately says Galica's President Galicia's President says some of the fires threatening Vigo are criminal in nature. 16/10/2017
Israel Israel sued for millions over 2015 firebomb attack Relatives of a Palestinian family killed in a 2015 firebomb attack blamed on Jewish settlers are suing the Israeli government for damages. 08/05/2017
West Bank West Bank: two charged over Dawabsha family arson attack Charges come five months after deaths of a young couple and their baby son 03/01/2016
West Bank Arson attack: young father buried next to baby son in West Bank Huge crowds gathered for the funeral in the West Bank of 32-year-old Saad Dawabsha. The young father died of his injuries following an arson attack 08/08/2015