Firebombs, paint thrown at police station in Berlin

26 Feb, 2016 09:23

Berlin’s Federal Criminal Police building has come under attack from unknown people, who threw firebombs and paint bombs at the building. Only one of the firebombs went up in flames, causing damage to the facility.

The attack happened in the early hours of Friday in Treptow district with five firebombs overall thrown at the building.

A taxi driver also found ‘crow’s feet’ - iron traps to burst the tires of chasing cars - in a nearby street.

"Several vehicles were damaged," a police spokesman told the Courier media outlet.

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The police are now searching the area where the attack took place.