German FM after attack on new synagogue: Anti-Semitism has no place here

Source: Ha'aretz

Westerwelle condemned the late Saturday incident, in which firebomb hit tree near new synagogue, as a 'despicable act'.

A petrol bomb which was thrown towards a brand-new synagogue in Germany hit a tree and did no damage, police said Sunday.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle condemned the late Saturday incident as a "despicable act" and called on police to find the culprits, saying in a written statement, "anti-Semitism can have no place in our society."

Police said a type of Molotov cocktail was thrown towards the futuristic building, but burned out under a tree outside the synagogue compound.

An eyewitness saw only the flash in the dark as it exploded. The synagogue was not damaged.



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