Overview
- Unknown assailants threw burning objects at the window of Bober on Kanzlerstraße in Chemnitz late Wednesday, destroying the shopfront and leaving burn marks while the interior was unharmed.
- Police have opened an investigation and are examining possible links to a similar attack on the same venue in August 2025.
- A police spokesperson said there are presently no indications of a politically or xenophobically motivated crime, and the perpetrators have not been identified.
- Co-owner Yegor Podvorchan said the restaurant will remain open and plans to add security measures, including security glass once approved.
- The operators suspect commercial rivalry may be behind the incident, a claim that has not been substantiated by investigators.