Fire damages German infectious disease institute

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Germany's infectious disease institute targeted in arson attempt, police say

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Germany’s infectious disease institute targeted in arson attempt, police say

October 25, 2020FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Several assailants attacked Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases with incendiary devices overnight, causing mild damage to the building, police said on Sunday. Security guards at the institute, which advises the government on public health measures to stem the coronavirus pandemic, witnessed the attackers throw bottle-based incendiary devices at the building. One window was broken by the a…

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Fire damages German infectious disease institute

Bottles and incendiary devices were thrown at the facade of a building belonging to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. The government agency has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 in Germany.

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Arson attackers target German infectious disease agency

Attackers threw incendiary devices early Sunday at the Berlin offices of the Robert Koch Institute, the infectious disease agency playing a leading role in Germany’s response to the coronavirus.The incendiary devices were in the form of bottles, thrown at the building at around 2:40 a.m., Berlin police reported. A security guard witnessed the attack and extinguished the flames. No one was injured in the attack, which broke a window.As a politica…

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Several people tried to set Germany's disease control center on fire in apparent political attack

POLITICAL ATTACK? After several people tried to set Germany's disease control center on fire, police are investigating whether the suspects might have been motivated by anger over coronavirus restrictions.