Overview
- The fire erupted around 3:15–3:30 a.m. in Hamburg-Othmarschen, destroying four parked vehicles before firefighters extinguished the blaze with no injuries reported.
- Hamburg’s state security unit of the LKA took charge, documenting evidence at the scene and opening an arson investigation, with no suspects identified so far.
- An anonymous Indymedia post claimed an Antifa connection to the attack, which authorities describe as unverified and now under examination.
- One of the destroyed cars is linked to AfD parliamentary manager Bernd Baumann and is registered to his wife or partner, following recent reports that his home address was posted online.
- AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla condemned the incident as police appealed for witnesses and examined a possible political motive, with early reporting suggesting the blaze may have started at a BMW tire.