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Incendiary attack: woman set on fire - perpetrators on the run

A woman is in a life-threatening condition in the hospital after a man set her on fire while she was riding a tram in Gera, Germany.
The attacker, suspected to be her husband, escaped when passengers pressed the emergency stop button, allowing him to flee when the doors opened.
German police are actively searching for the 46-year-old suspect, who has Georgian roots, and have classified the attack as attempted murder.
The tram's driver used a fire extinguisher to help put out the flames before the woman was airlifted to the hospital.

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South China Morning Post

Man in Germany turns himself in after setting woman on fire

The suspected perpetrator, who told police he was the woman’s husband, ignited the fire in front of other passengers on the tram.

14 hours ago·Hong Kong

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Kronen Zeitung

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19 hours ago·Vienna, Austria

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n-tv.de

Tram stop: husband arrested after fire attack on woman in Gera

The deed causes horror far beyond Thuringia: in a tramway in Gera a woman is set on fire and hurt life-threateningly. Now her husband faces the police.

21 hours ago

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