Berlin police on Monday afternoon in front of the Iranian embassy Photo: Iman Sefati
By Catherine Metag
On Monday afternoon, a 34-year-old Iranian carried out an arson attack on the Iranian embassy in Berlin-Dahlem, apparently in protest.
At around 4:40 p.m., security guards in Dahlem observed a man who spilled a flammable liquid on the concrete base of the fence of the Iranian embassy on Drygalskistrasse and then set it on fire.
The police arrested the man. The flames went out on their own, but slightly damaged a sign attached to the fence. Nobody got hurt.
The Iranian embassy is in Berlin-Dahlem in Steglitz-Zehlendorf Photo: Iman Sefati
According to BZ information, the 34-year-old Iranian is said to have called out expressions of solidarity for his compatriots who are currently protesting in Iran.
Police officers from Directorate 4 arrested the man. The state security took over the further investigations into attempted serious arson.