An incendiary device was found in a building in Berlin, which houses a Russian news agency, Berlin police said on Saturday. The reason is still unknown, writes “Figaro”.
The site was inaugurated late Friday afternoon in a building in Berlin’s Steglitz district, “which also houses a branch of the Russian news agency” – the state news agency Ria Novosti, according to a police statement.
Embassy reports thwarted attack on Russian journalists in Berlin. It happened in a residential compound owned by Russia: https://t.co/3kWjs0yhzm pic.twitter.com/Lu3CsfB2kC
— TASS (@tassagency_en) May 7, 2022
Police found the suspicious object “in front of the ground floor window” in the building and identified it as an “igniter”, according to the statement.
Police were called to the scene after an empty bottle of beer was thrown by strangers on the facade of the building. The site, which could pose a threat to residents, was destroyed on the spot by criminal police. “The real danger and possible motivation of the crime are the subject of ongoing in-depth investigations” by the State Security Department of the police and the prosecutor’s office of the German capital, the statement concluded.
An explosive device has been found in a Berlin building housing the office of a Russian news agency, German media reported Saturday. https://t.co/vIWCo1e25i
— The Local Germany (@TheLocalGermany) May 7, 2022
In the morning, RIA Novosti was more emphatic in its Telegram account, saying “a possible terrorist attack on Russian journalists and their families was thwarted in Berlin,” citing a Russian embassy in Germany.
Explosive device found in Russian media agency in Berlin https://t.co/BQxmGUIS71
— The Daily Retina (@thedailyretina) May 7, 2022
These facts come on the eve of the commemoration of the end of World War II, which has caused tensions in Berlin as Russian aggression in Ukraine continues.
German domestic intelligence (Verfassungsschutz) expects pro-Russian action across the country on May 9, especially in the capital. Russia traditionally celebrates the victory of the Soviet army over Hitler’s Germany on May 9.
EXPECT DETAILS IN BLITZ!
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