The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) plays a prominent role in the corona pandemic in Germany.
Several perpetrators have now vandalized one of his institutes.
The
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
reports the number of
new corona infections
for Germany on a
daily basis
.
The
Federal Agency
for
Infectious Diseases
has its headquarters in
Berlin
.
There was now a
police operation
at an RKI building
.
Update from October 26, 2:31 p.m.:
After the
arson attack
on a building of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in
Berlin
, no suspects are known to date.
On
Sunday night
, an institute building in the southern
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
district was
pelted
with burning bottles.
The
police state security is
investigating in all directions, said a police spokeswoman on Monday.
It is being investigated for attempted arson.
According to the dpa, the police are checking
political motivation for the act
.
The establishment of the RKI plays a central role in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The institute did not want to comment on Monday on dpa request and referred to the state
criminal investigation office
.
On Sunday, numerous
Protestants
again took
to the streets
in Berlin
against the Corona measures.
According to the Berlin police, around
2000 people
gathered at Alexanderplatz on Sunday
.
Since numerous participants do not comply with the multiple requests to leave the location, advertisements are now being produced according to the Infection Protection Act
- Berlin Police Deployment (@PolizeiBerlin_E) October 25, 2020
Update from October 25, 3:48 p.m
.: It is still unclear who is responsible for the attack on the
Robert Koch Institute
.
Investigations are being made for attempted arson and in all directions - a political motive is also being examined.
Corona in Germany: Attack on RKI!
Unknown people hurl incendiary devices at buildings - police are investigating
First report
: Berlin - Unknown attacked a building of the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI)
in Berlin.
The
Berlin police
announced in the morning
that
incendiary devices were
thrown
against the facade on Sunday night
.
Nobody was injured.
During the night, strangers threw incendiary devices against the building of the Robert Koch Institute.
The RKI and its head Lothar Wiehler belong to the basic enemy images of "lateral thinkers" and conspiracy theorists.
Via @Reporter_Flash // @polizeiberlin pic.twitter.com/yrKXAIRbw1
- julius geiler (@glr_berlin) October 25, 2020
Around 2:40 a.m., security officers
discovered
several people
who had thrown bottles.
“A window pane is said to have broken too.
The employee was able to put out the flames, ”the police report said.
The suspects had escaped undetected.
"Since a
political motivation is being
examined in the attempted arson, the police state security of the State Criminal Police Office has taken over the further investigations," said the police.
(dpa / frs)
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