Overview
- Police were alerted around 3:40 a.m. CET to a blaze in a shed on Andreas Büttner’s Templin property, which firefighters quickly extinguished without injuries.
- Büttner said his family was inside the home at the time and vowed not to be intimidated, calling the incident an expression of hatred and intimidation.
- Authorities reported finding an anti-constitutional symbol near the property, with dpa reporting it was a red triangle associated with Hamas.
- State leaders, including Premier Dietmar Woidke and Interior Minister René Wilke, condemned the attack and voiced support as security services investigate.
- The case is being probed as a potentially politically motivated crime against the backdrop of rising antisemitic offenses and follows a 2024 vandalism of Büttner’s car with swastikas.