Germany sets fire to donation center for earthquake victims

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In North Rhine-Westphalia, a donation center for victims of earthquakes in Turkey was set on fire. The internal security authorities are investigating the circumstances of the arson. According to the police, this is an attack by far-right activists.

The donation center is next to a Turkish-owned supermarket. North Rhine-Westphalia is home to a large number of immigrants from Turkey and other Muslim countries. Germany began to collect donations for the victims, including food, medicine and clothes.

Surveillance cameras installed near the collection center recorded how two men tore down the hanger We planted a Turkish flag there and threw it into the flames.Local fire brigades worked for two hours before they managed to put out a major fire that raged on the site.

In recent weeks, far-right violence has been on the rise in Germany, especially in the east country, due to a new wave of immigrants and refugees arriving in the country.

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