Unidentified people threw an incendiary device against a synagogue door in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. Neighbors were able to prevent something worse from happening.

No one was harmed in the attack, reported the police. The background is still unclear; investigations are being carried out “in all directions’ The crime occurred on Friday afternoon and there was no event taking place in the synagogue at the time, according to police. Spontaneous vigil in the evening Politicians and church representatives condemned the act.