Infernos break out. - Van parked in front of AfD party headquarters in Berlin catches fire.
During the night on Friday, a vehicle went up in flames in front of an AfD party office in Berlin. The blaze quickly spread to a pavilion adjacent to the office. The authorities had previously been informed by the RBB.
The fire services managed to put out the fire, according to a police spokesperson. There were no reported injuries. The AfD office in the Pankow district was not harmed. The extent of the damage to property was uncertain, the spokesperson added. The police are probing arson as a possibility. Furthermore, the State Protection is examining if this incident has a political motive.
Ronald Gläser, parliamentary manager for the AfD faction in the House of Representatives and whose constituency office is located there, stated that the vehicle was set ablaze around 3:00 a.m. The truck was being used in the election campaign and was parked outside the office.
As a fire station is situated close by, the fire services were able to douse the fire shortly after it began. However, the vehicle was left utterly destroyed. As per Gläser's statement, the election campaign materials were inside the vehicle, which included posters planned for the upcoming European election.
