Overview
- On April 5, 2024, a 28-year-old man lobbed an incendiary device at the entrance door of Oldenburg’s synagogue.
- The device failed to ignite and caused only soot damage while no worship service was underway.
- Authorities identified the suspect months later following public tips generated by a ZDF crime program broadcast.
- The defendant admitted to skipping his prescribed medication and stated he sought to “warn” Jews worshipping the wrong god.
- The Landgericht Oldenburg ruled he poses a continuing danger and ordered his commitment to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely.