Unknown perpetrators allegedly threw three incendiary devices through the windows of a Jewish restaurant in Munich’s arts and university district during the night leading into Friday. Fortunately, the restaurant was already closed and no one was injured. A large police presence secured evidence from what appears to have been an antisemitic attack. Officially, investigators say they are “looking in all directions.”
The perpetrators struck long after closing time. “At around 12:45 a.m., police were called by residents who had heard banging noises,” police spokesperson Tobias Schenk told BILD on Friday morning.
State security involved in the investigation
“The first officers on the scene discovered three holes in the windows,” Schenk said. There were apparently scorch marks visible in the holes. These may have been caused by pyrotechnic devices. The forensic evaluation had not yet been completed on Friday morning. At the time of the attack, neither guests nor staff were inside the restaurant.
The criminal police began their investigation during the night. “What makes this case unusual is the political sensitivity behind it. The operators of this restaurant are of Jewish faith,” the police spokesperson said. State security police are also involved in the investigation. So far, there is no trace of the suspected antisemitic perpetrators. Schenk said: “We are investigating in all directions.”
Not the first incident of this kind
This is already the second suspected antisemitic incident in Munich within just a few days. On Good Friday, antisemites sprayed “Zionists are fascists” and “Hunt Zios” onto a fashion boutique. The owner had posted a sign on the door reading: “No antisemitism with me.”
