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Munich Police Lift Cordon After Stone Attack on Israeli Consulate

A suspicious backpack prompted a bomb-squad inspection that found no explosive.

Overview

  • Police say a 24-year-old threw stones at the Israeli Consulate in Munich’s Maxvorstadt around 11:20 a.m. on March 7.
  • Object-protection officers at the site arrested the suspect immediately after the incident.
  • Because the man left a backpack and made statements raising concern, officers evacuated the area and cordoned off Karolinenplatz, halting tram service.
  • Special-services experts and the state bomb squad examined the bag for about an hour and declared it harmless, after which all restrictions were lifted.
  • The suspect was charged with property damage and resisting enforcement officers, taken to a hospital due to acute danger concerns, is reported to live in Fürstenfeldbruck, and the case is now with Kriminalfachdezernat 4.