Overview

• A strongly smelling, corrosive liquid identified by police as butyric acid was found at the Archdiocese of Munich on Friday evening and at the European Patent Office the following day.
• At the archdiocesan site, the substance was also applied to a doorbell nameplate, according to police reports.
• The incident at the European Patent Office likely occurred between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and was discovered by a staff member around 2 a.m. Sunday.
• No injuries have been reported, though a police spokesperson warned that butyric acid can cause severe chemical burns.
• Police have opened an investigation, have not identified suspects, and have not established whether the two cases are directly connected.