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Emergency vehicles in Munich (archive image)
Photo: IMAGO/Wolfgang Maria Weber
Shortly before the G7 summit, eight police cars went up in flames in Munich.
The team buses of the federal riot police were all standing in front of a hotel in the early Wednesday morning, in which the emergency services for the G7 summit are housed, as a Munich police spokesman said.
Investigators suspected arson.
Shortly after becoming known, the officials searched for possible perpetrators with a helicopter, among other things, but have so far been unsuccessful, as the spokesman said.
Investigators examined the completely burned-out police van.
They estimated the damage in the six-digit range.
According to the information, no one was injured.
The G7 summit is scheduled for June 26-28 at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The heads of state and government of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada will meet under the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
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