In Leipzig, arson attempts target shelter for Ukrainian refugees, kindergarten for their children

In Leipzig, arson attempts target shelter for Ukrainian refugees, kindergarten for their children

Ukrinform
In Leipzig, Germany, the police are in search of perpetrators who tried to set on fire a kindergarten attended by children who fled the Russian war in Ukraine.

The incident took place on Saturday, August 27, after the kindergarten had already closed, Ukrinform reports with reference to Bild.

The attackers presumably poured a flammable liquid outside the entrance before lighting it up. The fire did not spread to the kindergarten premises, only damaging the door.

The refugee shelter, located just 700 meters from the kindergarten, was also attacked with incendiary devices. It happened on the evening of Friday, August 26.

Read also: Germany to send air defense systems, radar systems, recon drones to Ukraine

Law enforcement officers admit that there is a connection between the two arson attempts.

"Due to the spatial proximity, we do not rule out a connection between these two attacks. We are currently studying eyewitness accounts, interviewing local residents, looking for CCTV footage, and checking social networks," said Tom Bernhardt, the press secretary for the State Department of the German Criminal Police.

As the agency previously reported, this year the German government has increased to EUR 6 million the financing of the HALO Trust Fund in Ukraine, engaged in humanitarian demining.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-