Overview

• Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, a cyclist rode toward congregants outside the Kaiserstraße synagogue and shouted antisemitic insults before fleeing toward Mainstraße.
• State security is leading the investigation on suspicion of Volksverhetzung and verhetzende Beleidigung.
• Police describe the suspect as a man aged roughly 20 to 35, of “oriental” appearance, wearing dark clothing with a dark wool cap, a three‑day beard, and a backpack.
• Investigators report he spoke only English during the incident and are exploring a possible, unconfirmed link to delivery work based on the backpack.
• The Kriminalpolizei is urgently seeking witnesses and asks anyone with information to call 06980981234.