Overview
- The State Security Center at the Stuttgart General Prosecutor’s Office and the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police are investigating on suspicion of attempted aggravated arson.
- A plastic tube filled with flammable material was reportedly found tucked into the roof timbers of the historic Kelter in Metzingen, where a small fire left charring.
- Green state lawmaker Cindy Holmberg noticed the flame before the event began, and an on-site bodyguard extinguished it.
- Roughly 400 people were present, no one was injured, and only minor property damage was reported.
- Criminal-technical examinations are ongoing, an expert report will assess whether the building could have burned, and investigators are reviewing a possible political motive with no suspects publicly identified.