Rainbow bench in the zoo smeared with black paint

Unknown people have sprayed a large area of ​​the rainbow bench in the Tiergarten with black paint, which commemorates the victims of the Islamist terrorist attack on the sidelines of Christopher Street Day (CSD) in July. Police said they noticed a strong smell of paint nearby early in the morning. When they investigated, they discovered the graffiti. The state security agency responsible for politically motivated crimes has begun the investigation.

The bench, which was actually designed in rainbow colors, was set up near the site of the attack on August 6th. Since then it has been repeatedly damaged. Just a few days ago, wooden slats from the seat were torn out.

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