After an incendiary device was thrown on the balcony of an apartment building in Solingen, the police arrested a 14-year-old as a suspect.
He is suspected of having thrown the glass container with the flammable liquid in the company of a 13-year-old, said the public prosecutor and the police in Wuppertal on Friday.
The 48-year-old tenant noticed the fire on Wednesday night and extinguished it.
Solingen - The police are investigating attempted murder.
There are no indications of a xenophobic motive.
A surgical mask with a painted swastika symbol had been secured in the vicinity of the crime scene, but no direct connection with the crime could be seen at the moment.
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