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QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves, Police now investigating

Police in Munich are investigating over 1,000 QR-code stickers placed on gravestones and crosses at three cemeteries, with no known source or motive reported.
The QR-code stickers display the name and location of the deceased but provide no additional information.
Many gravestones were damaged and discolored during the removal of the stickers, prompting further investigation by authorities.
Christian Drexler, a police spokesperson, requested that witnesses report anyone applying the stickers to cemetery administration.

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CBS News

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Irish Examiner

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The Independent

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abc News

QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves, Police now investigating

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QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Munich are investigating a mystery: over 1,000 stickers were put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in the German city, without any indication of where they came from or why. The 5×3.5-centimeter (1.95×1.2-inch) stickers are printed with a QR code, that, when being scanned, shows the name of the person buried in the grave and its location in the cemetery — but nothing else. Continue reading at The Repub…

2 days ago·United States

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Spiegel

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On three Munich cemeteries QR codes have been glued to about 1000 graves. When scanning, the inscriptions and the location of the respective grave appear in a text field. Anyone behind them is unclear.

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