Caricatures from “Charlie Hebdo” reprinted: Arson attack on “Hamburg morning mail”

On the editorship of the “Hamburg morning mail” in the night an arson attack was committed. The police arrested two suspects. The state protection took up the investigations.


Hamburg - on a archives building of the “Hamburg morning mail” in the night to Sunday an arson attack was committed. According to the newspaper unknown quantity around 2 o'clock from a backyard in Hamburg community Othmar by the windows an incendiary compound in the house inside threw.

Some documents are burned, humans to damage came, it were not said. The fire in two areas could be deleted briskly.A police spokeswoman said on Sunday, in scene proximity two suspects had been arrested. Now the state protection determines.

The “Hamburg morning mail” had reprinted on Thursday on their title page Mohammed caricatures from “Charlie Hebdo”. The headline read: “So much freedom must be.” Whether the arson attack thereby stands in connection, is to be now checked. The assumption is obvious however, it was said.

A police spokeswoman assumed the editorship can take up their work in the building again. At the night no editorship employees in the building would have be.

Two Islamists had attacked twelve humans on Wednesday into of Paris the editorship of the satire magazine “Charlie Hebdo” and in the building and with their escape altogether had killed. The two men were shot on Friday by the police.