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Masked Group Damages Property in Leipzig-Plagwitz as State Protection Investigates

Police describe a 20-minute nighttime spree that was later claimed on indymedia as solidarity with jailed antifascists.

Overview

  • Shortly after 23:00, a partly masked group moved through Plagwitz with banners and pyrotechnics, according to a police spokesperson.
  • Stones shattered windows at a Green Party constituency office on Zschochersche Straße, and glass at a nearby bus stop was largely destroyed.
  • Parked vehicles, including a Chevrolet and a Porsche, were damaged, and an attempted arson on another car did not succeed.
  • A large red AFA graffiti was left on a Sparkasse façade, and police attributed the group to the left-wing extremist spectrum.
  • State protection opened an investigation on suspicion of severe breach of the public peace, after a claim on indymedia framed the action as solidarity tied to the Budapest cases.