North Rhine-Westphalia: Explosive device with a swastika is being investigated

Mönchengladbach (dpa / lnw) - The explosive device discovered in Mönchengladbach, on which a swastika was painted, is currently being examined more closely by experts.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Explosive device with a swastika is being investigated

Mönchengladbach (dpa / lnw) - The explosive device discovered in Mönchengladbach, on which a swastika was painted, is currently being examined more closely by experts. A witness discovered him next to a burning car. State security is currently conducting interrogations, a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday on request.

The witness was able to extinguish the car together with the owner on Monday night. Someone had tried in vain to detonate the self-made explosive and incendiary device, which would probably have set the car completely in flames. The fire, which the witness had noticed, may then have been set additionally.