The attack in the southern city of Ulm on March 19 caused only material damage and the eight people inside the building at the time were unharmed, local police said in a joint statement with Stuttgart prosecutors. One of the accused has confessed to involvement in the crime, the authorities said, adding that the attack may have been politically motivated. Attacks on buildings affiliated with Turkey and Turkish organizations in Europe intensified after Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to remove Syrian affiliates of the PKK, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, from Afrin in northwestern Syria. Two of the detained suspects are 18 years old; the others are 24 and 27. Three trucks belonging to a private Turkish company were set ablaze in an arson attack in Germany that was suspected to have been carried out by the PKK terrorist organization's followers active in the country.
Police in Germany announce that earlier this week they detained four Syrian nationals on suspicion of arson and attempted murder over a Turkish Muslim mosque firebombing in Ulm. Police say the attack "may have been politically motivated".