Hamburg, Germany. Archive photo BERLIN, May 22. Unidentified people threw paint cans at the building of the Consulate General of Poland in Hamburg, Germany, damaged several windows and set fire to car tires near the diplomatic mission, the city police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on the night of Friday to Saturday.
Glasses were shattered in the building of the Russian Embassy in Poland»The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland was subjected to, apparently, politically motivated property damage attack. The State Security Department (Police — ed.) is investigating,» the police said. It is noted that an employee of the Consulate General found damage to windows and paint stains on the building and called the police. Police officers recorded damage to several windows, according to her, a group of unknown people threw paint cans at the building. Photographs in the German media show that the attackers used red and blue colors. An eyewitness also told the police that he saw several people set fire to two car tires on the road leading to the Consulate General, and then fled. Immediately after the incident, several police patrols tried to find the suspects, they came across three suspicious persons, but suspicions of their involvement in the incident were not confirmed. Police also report that an anonymous user posted a text on the Internet in which he took the blame for what happened. At the same time, the police do not specify where the text was posted and what its full content is.
