Windows at German mosque damaged, unclear if it was targeted

BERLIN — Several windows astatine a mosque successful the eastbound German metropolis of Leipzig were breached aft dozens of radical acceptable disconnected fireworks, acceptable occurrence to garbage cans and threw bottles astatine cars, constabulary said Tuesday. It wasn’t wide whether the mosque was targeted deliberately.

The windows were breached connected Monday evening, constabulary told quality bureau dpa. Before that, the radical of astir 80 radical had marched adjacent and thrown overgarment and stones astatine a constabulary patrol car. Police estimated the full worth of the harm caused during the incidental astatine 30,000 euros (nearly $34,000).

The mosque — tally by the the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, oregon DITIB — appeared to beryllium the lone gathering that was damaged, but constabulary didn’t accidental whether that was connected intent and determination was nary connection connected whether determination was immoderate governmental motive.

There were nary arrests, though officers took 12 radical to a constabulary presumption to registry their identity. Police initially linked the harm to a march by what they believed was a left-wing group. They opened an probe into suspected breach of the peace.