Three Cars With AfD Advertising Set On Fire In Essen - Reports

Umer Jamshaid Published April 18, 2019 | 06:07 PM

Three cars advertising the German right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were set ablaze at night in Essen and have completely burned out, local media reported on Thursday, citing police

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th April, 2019) Three cars advertising the German right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were set ablaze at night in Essen and have completely burned out, local media reported on Thursday, citing police.

According to the police as cited by Presse Portal media outlet, at around 1 a.m.

local time (11:00 GMT), three vehicles with AfD advertisement were set afire near the center of the city.

A team of firemen successfully put out the fire. No one was injured as a result of the incident. Only a nearby building received structural damage from the fire.

German police is currently investigating the incident, suspecting political motivations behind the arson.