Overview
- A small Citroën owned by the Darmstadt AfD district association burned out early Saturday and heat from the blaze damaged two neighboring cars.
- Police investigators from the Staatsschutz and the Kriminalpolizei have taken over the probe and say physical evidence points to deliberate arson.
- An anonymous group calling itself the “Darmstädter Aktionskollektiv” emailed a claim and posted a statement on indymedia.org, and investigators are checking its authenticity.
- The AfD has offered a €10,000 reward for information leading to the perpetrators and police are asking witnesses to contact the Südhessen investigation team.
- Authorities and local reporting place the attack in a string of recent incidents targeting AfD local politicians and property, raising concerns about escalating politically motivated violence.