Suspects Arrested After Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Munich Construction Site

Two suspects arrested after Molotov cocktails thrown at a construction site near Munich armament firms.

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In the early hours of Thursday, September 3, 2026, Molotov cocktails were thrown at a construction site in Munich near offices of armament companies. ^[1] German police detained two Bulgarian citizens, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, after an incendiary device ignited near the Munich headquarters of defense contractors Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing. ^[2] Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) stated that the target of the arson attacks were buildings or construction sites directly attributable to armament and security firms in Munich. ^[3] The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (LKA) suspects a political background and a targeted attack on a defense sector company. ^[4] Two suspects, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man identified as Bulgarians, were arrested at a gas station following a manhunt. ^[5] Bavarian police stated that two incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site around midnight on Thursday, with one device igniting and being extinguished by officers while a bomb disposal team defused the second. ^[6] The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism have taken over the investigation because police noted that several defense companies are located at the site and a political motive cannot be ruled out. ^[7] Rohde & Schwarz supplies radio and communications equipment to German security agencies and the military, while Helsing is a drone manufacturer. ^[8]

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In the early hours of Thursday, September 3, 2026, Molotov cocktails were thrown at a construction site in Munich near offices of armament companies. · DIE ZEIT

German police detained two Bulgarian citizens, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, after an incendiary device ignited near the Munich headquarters of defense contractors Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing. · RT

Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) stated that the target of the arson attacks were buildings or construction sites directly attributable to armament and security firms in Munich. · DIE ZEIT

The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (LKA) suspects a political background and a targeted attack on a defense sector company. · DIE ZEIT

Two suspects, a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man identified as Bulgarians, were arrested at a gas station following a manhunt. · DIE ZEIT

Bavarian police stated that two incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site around midnight on Thursday, with one device igniting and being extinguished by officers while a bomb disposal team defused the second. · RT

The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism have taken over the investigation because police noted that several defense companies are located at the site and a political motive cannot be ruled out. · RT

Rohde & Schwarz supplies radio and communications equipment to German security agencies and the military, while Helsing is a drone manufacturer. · RT

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