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Police Seek Witnesses After Fires Set at Munich’s Kolumbusplatz

Officers stopped several teenagers during a sweep, with responsibility still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • Emergency callers reported a group of youths vandalizing and lighting objects at the Kolumbusplatz U-Bahn station overnight.
  • Firefighters put out the blaze and reported no injuries, with damages in the several-thousand-euro range.
  • Police launched an immediate search and checked several teens aged 14 to 17 near the scene.
  • Kommissariat 13 is leading the investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact Munich police.
  • The damage hit several e-scooters, a trash bin, a bicycle, and a portable toilet in the Au-Haidhausen district.