German police arrested a man of Syrian origin after causing panic in the city of Essen (Germany): burned down two buildingshe walked around with a machete and crashed his van into two establishments. 30 people were injured in the fires, including two babies in serious condition.
The events occurred this Saturday, September 28 in the afternoon, as reported by the Essen police. In a statement, the authorities said that two fires broke out yesterday in two apartment buildings in Essen-Altenessen and that shortly afterwards a man He crashed his van into two nearby stores.
It was around 5:10 p.m. when firefighters and police received several calls warning of a fire in a residential building, shortly after a second fire broke out nearby. 30 people were injured in the fires, including They found 8 children.
A few minutes after the two fires broke out, a man crashed a delivery truck into two stores on Katernberger Strasse and Meybuschhof. Here, fortunately, no one was injured, but significant material damage was caused.
Police quickly identified and arrested the suspect near the aforementioned businesses. As the authorities reported this Sunday, it is a man of 41 years of Syrian nationality.
The Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation has already taken over the investigation.
