Shortly before the G7 summit: police cars in Munich are on fire - the first activist spokesman reacts
Created: 06/22/2022, 09:31 am
By: Catherine Haase
A crime scene investigator walks past police cars that had burned during the night.
The team buses of the federal riot police stand in front of a hotel in which police officers are staying for the G7 summit.
Investigators suspect arson.
© dpa/Matthias Balk
Shortly before the G7 summit, eight police cars burned out in Munich.
They were standing in front of a hotel that houses emergency workers for the summit.
Update June 22, 8:42 a.m .:
First reaction to the alleged arson in Munich: Franz Haslbeck from the protest alliance “Stop G7 Elmau” explicitly distanced himself from the alleged arson attack.
He assumes that no organization from the alliance was involved, he told the German Press Agency.
Haslbeck emphasized that "Stop G7 Elmau" stands for peaceful protest.
It is not the first incident related to the meeting at Schloss Elmau, which begins on Monday and for which the highest security precautions have already been taken.
On Tuesday, some dangerous manipulations of power distribution boxes became known within the security area around the conference venue.
Shortly before the G7 summit in Elmau: police cars in Munich go up in flames
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Munich
– Shortly before the start of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau, eight police cars went up in flames in Munich.
Several forces from the police and fire brigade then moved out around 3 a.m.
Even a helicopter was on duty.
A good one and a half hours later, the extinguishing work in the elevated road could be completed.
The team buses of the federal riot police were all in front of a hotel on an elevated street on Munich's Gasteig in the Haidhausen district early on Wednesday morning.
The hotel is currently hosting emergency services for the G7 summit, as a spokesman for the Munich police told the German Press Agency.
Investigators suspected arson.
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Arson shortly before G7 summit?
Eight police cars burned down in Munich
Shortly after becoming known, the police searched for possible perpetrators with a helicopter, among other things, but were initially unsuccessful, as the spokesman said.
Investigators examined the completely burned-out police van.
The officials estimated the damage in the six-digit range.
Nobody got hurt.
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The G7 summit is planned for June 26-28 at Schloss Elmau at the foot of the Wetterstein Mountains 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).
The heads of state will have their first contact with the host country, Germany, at Munich Airport.
Preparations are already in full swing there.
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You can find more current news about the 2022 summit at Merkur.de/G7-Gipfel Elmau
