Berlin CNN —German security services are investigating after two Molotov cocktails were thrown in the direction of a synagogue in Berlin during the early hours of Wednesday.
Posting on X, Berlin police said the incident took place around 3.45am local time (9.45pET) at the synagogue on the Brunnenstraße street in Berlin’s central district of Mitte.
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who rode an e-scooter along the street and threw it away before running towards the synagogue.
Germany’s state level security agency, the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution, is investigating the incident, according to police.
Police stand outside the complex following a pre-dawn attack on October 18, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.
Persons:
Markus Schreiber, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Maja Hitij, Élisabeth Borne
Organizations:
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Locations:
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