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Rainbow Flag Torn Down Again at Prenzlauer Berg Bar, Suspect Detained

The specialized Staatsschutz unit now leads the probe into repeated queerphobic attacks on the Tipsy Bear Bar.

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Overview

  • On June 28, a seven- to eight-person group armed with a baseball bat tore down the rainbow flag at Tipsy Bear Bar in Prenzlauer Berg.
  • Police detained a 19-year-old suspect at the scene after he directed homophobic insults at the bar owner.
  • Officers identified a 17-year-old suspect who threw the rainbow flag into a nearby trash bin.
  • The Berlin polizeiliche Staatsschutz has assumed the case to investigate the assault as a political hate crime.
  • Both suspects were released after identification and the 19-year-old received a ban from the bar’s vicinity.