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Explosions and Suspected Arson Strike Central Leipzig

Police have opened criminal investigations and are conducting forensic work to establish causes, links and motives.

Overview

  • An unknown device detonated in the hand of an 18-year-old in Eutritzscher Straße, seriously injuring him and costing him a hand.
  • Two separate explosions later damaged the entrance of La Migliore Pizza on Georg-Schwarz-Straße and the front of a popular student café on Universitätsstraße, forcing closures for evidence recovery.
  • Officers have sealed the blast sites and are investigating all incidents on suspicion of causing explosive detonations while treating the first detonation as currently unconnected to the other two.
  • In a separate incident overnight three state-enterprise vehicles, including one fully electric car and two hybrids, burned in Südvorstadt in what police say is suspected arson and which echoes similar vehicle fires in April.
  • Investigations remain at an early stage with forensic teams gathering evidence; the cases raise local safety concerns and could prompt closer scrutiny of attacks on public or state assets.