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Belarusian Man Arrested After Dresden Barbershop Firebombing

Investigators are probing the motive and damage extent after a 27-year-old was detained at the scene of a firebombing that emergency crews extinguished without casualties.

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Overview

  • A firebomb was thrown through the Herzberger Street barbershop window around 1:20 AM in Dresden’s Prohlis district, igniting an interior blaze.
  • Polizeidirektion Dresden officers apprehended the 27-year-old Belarusian suspect on site shortly after the attack.
  • Firefighters from local departments extinguished the flames and confirmed that no staff or customers were hurt.
  • Preliminary reports indicate significant damage to the salon’s interior and an ongoing assessment of the total property loss.
  • Authorities say this attack adds to a wider pattern of deliberate fires targeting residential and commercial properties across Germany.