Berlin: Jewish memorial attacked with graffiti
17 July 2022 |
3:45 pm
A security guard discovered swastikas on the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. Separately, a spokesperson for the Sachsenhausen memorial site warned of a possible "disinformation campaign" after suspicious Telegram posts.
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