Overview
- About 40 people smeared the embassy fence with red paint, wrote a slogan on the sidewalk in white, and ignited several smoke devices overnight.
- The group fled into the Tiergarten when police arrived, and officers detained two men aged 19 and 20 nearby.
- Berlin’s Staatsschutz took over the case, treating it as a politically motivated property-damage investigation.
- Paint also hit the neighboring South African embassy’s fence, which police and AFP reporting suggest may have been accidental.
- An online text posted on Indymedia claimed responsibility with a “Defend Kobanê” message, though authorities have not verified the claim or identified the group.