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Molotov cocktails thrown at Berlin synagogue — police

Berlin police said that they were probing the attack in the city's Mitte district. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to fight anti-Semitism in Germany.


Molotov cocktails thrown at Berlin synagogue — police
Molotov cocktails thrown at Berlin synagogue — police

Attackers threw two Molotov cocktails at a synagogue and a Jewish community center in Berlin overnight, police said on Wednesday.


Following the attack, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed that the government would fight antisemitism in Germany.


The attack comes as a conflict rages between Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas, which Germany, the EU and several other countries classify as a terrorist organization.


What did police say about the attack?


Berlin police said they were probing the attack in the city's Mitte district. There were no reports of injuries or damage.


The attack occurred around 3:45 a.m. local time (0145 GMT).


"Two unidentified people came on foot and threw two burning bottles filled with liquid in the direction of the synagogue on Brunnenstrasse," police said in a statement.


"The bottles landed on the pavement and broke, extinguishing the fire."


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