Overview

• Berlin police are investigating a suspected arson attempt at the office of an Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
• The incident occurred early Monday in Berlin’s Schmargendorf district.
• Members of the group were able to extinguish the flames at a window of the building before they spread inside.
• No one was hurt in the incident, and the police investigation is ongoing.
• The NCRI, which is considered a terror organization by Iran, claimed that assailants affiliated with the Iranian government initiated the attack.