Argentine authorities launched a counterterrorism investigation this week after attackers targeted multiple Jewish institutions in La Plata, a city of roughly 50 miles south of Buenos Aires, within a 72-hour period. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

The first attack occurred this past Thursday night when assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the Max Nordau Library, shattering windows and causing property damage. The fuel-filled device failed to ignite. The library, founded in 1912, serves as a cultural center promoting Argentine Jewish heritage.

Three days later, on Sunday, the Chabad center of La Plata was also attacked in a similar incident, according to DAIA, the umbrella organization representing Argentina’s Jewish community.

“We are deeply concerned about the recurrence and the short timeframe of these incidents,” DAIA said in a statement.

The Ministry of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Complex Crimes and Counterterrorism Unit of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police are investigating both attacks. No arrests have been announced.

The Max Nordau Library said it is reinforcing security in response to the attack.

La Plata’s Jewish population numbers approximately 2,000. Argentina as a whole is home to the sixth-largest Jewish community in the world and the largest in Latin America, with the majority concentrated in Buenos Aires.

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