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Berlin subway train windows smashed in suspected vandal attack

A routine shift change revealed the aftermath of a brazen attack. Now, detectives are piecing together how—and why—someone shattered a moving subway's windows.

Graffiti is on the train. These are cables. Background there are houses with windows.
Graffiti is on the train. These are cables. Background there are houses with windows.

Berlin subway train windows smashed in suspected vandal attack

Police were alerted to an incident of criminal damage on a subway train in Hellersdorf yesterday afternoon. According to initial findings, the train operator noticed damage to two windows while preparing to change cabs. A witness told the operator that, during the journey between Louis-Lewin-Straße and Hönow stations, one or more unknown individuals had hurled two stones at the windows, completely shattering them. No injuries were reported. The case is now under investigation by a specialized unit of Police Directorate 3 (East).

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