Overview
- Several unidentified youths reportedly set books on fire and shattered the glass of the converted phone booth memorial at Bassinplatz on Wednesday evening.
- Mayor Noosha Aubel condemned the desecration in a video message and said she would speak with the private initiative behind the site.
- Aubel urged residents to stay alert and to intervene safely with civil courage if they witness such acts.
- Officers are investigating the incident and assessing the possible political background, with no arrests reported.
- The ‘Library of Burned Books’ was created in 2024 to commemorate the May 1933 book burnings, and police previously investigated a similar burning at the site last year.