CAR BELONGING TO FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF BILD SET ON FIRE

BERLIN, NOVEMBER 13 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ - Unknown perpetrators set fire to the car belonging to Julian Reichelt, former editor-in-chief of Bild, in Berlin, the German news portal Nius reported, citing police.

The incident took place in Charlottenburg, in western Berlin, the report said.

According to the portal, one eyewitness called the fire brigade, but the car was almost completely destroyed.

Police confirmed that the fire was started deliberately.

Reichelt described the attack as politically motivated and said it was likely connected to his profession as a journalist. Investigators have not ruled out the possibility that he is right.