Memorial for terrorist attack in Berlin's Tiergarten damaged again

The memorial that commemorates the Islamist terrorist attack on Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin's Tiergarten has been damaged again. Unknown people tore the planted memorial tree out of the ground. The damaged maple tree was discovered by a patrol around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday morning, the police said.

According to the police, the protective grille on the tree was also torn out and memorial candles and pictures were damaged or destroyed. It was not known whether the maple tree was completely uprooted during the night. By midday it was back in its original position, although it was clearly at an angle. The police did not answer why he was now back in the protective gate.

Just about a week ago, the rainbow bench that was set up in the same place was damaged. The demolished remains have been dismantled and the bank is to be repaired.

In the terrorist attack on July 25, the Islamist attacker drove a car into a group of people and crashed into a tree. The 21-year-old man then attacked other people with a machete before fleeing. One woman was killed and 31 people were injured, some seriously. A day later, police shot the assassin.