Berlin Café Attack on Jewish Football Fan Investigated as Antisemitic Incident

A man wearing a scarf supporting a German-Jewish football club was assaulted in Kreuzberg, prompting a police investigation into the antisemitic motivations behind the attack.

• The incident occurred on Sunday evening in a café on Adalbertstraße in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
• The attacker engaged the 50-year-old victim in a conversation about football that shifted to the Middle East conflict.
• The assailant asked the victim if he was Jewish, which the victim confirmed, before the situation escalated to violence.
• The attacker insulted the victim, punched him in the face, and pulled on his leg before fleeing with his companions.
• Berlin's state protection police are investigating the attack as a politically motivated crime with antisemitic elements.

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