German police on Monday confirmed earlier reports on social media that the person who set an apartment block alight in the town of Leipzig over the Easter weekend was a 32-year-old Syrian refugee. As a result of his actions, one person died and 17 were injured (several beloved house pets died in the fire as well).
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🆘‼😯🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Germany?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Germany</a>: The fire drama of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leipzig?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Leipzig</a>, after a fire in an old residential building, the police has arrested a 32-year-old Syrian (so-called Merkel Refugee) as an arsonist. Again no trace of Nazis! <a href="https://t.co/jtmnZLXopt">https://t.co/jtmnZLXopt</a> <a href="https://t.co/QWaIbqfJLv">pic.twitter.com/QWaIbqfJLv</a></p>— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) <a href="https://twitter.com/OnlineMagazin/status/980112688507432962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Various videos on social media show how people got stuck on the roof of the building and had to jump down on a fire department cushion to save their lives.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">16 injured as people jump from burning building in Leipzig <a href="https://t.co/7AEauJAr1y">pic.twitter.com/7AEauJAr1y</a></p>— Ruptly (@Ruptly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruptly/status/979780309100228609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Germany’s newspaper Bild stated that the man would be charged with arson and murder as he had apparently blocked several emergency exits.
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Police explained that they believe the man started the fire in a nearby rubbish bin at first and then intentionally blocked both the rear and the front exit.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUSLIM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUSLIM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Refugee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Refugee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Murders?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Murders</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Catholic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Catholic</a> On <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOODFRIDAY?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOODFRIDAY</a> Sets Building On <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fire</a> & Blocks Exits… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leipzig?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Leipzig</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Germany?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Germany</a> <a href="https://t.co/U22b51DJsT">pic.twitter.com/U22b51DJsT</a></p>— Michael Warning (@dxv515) <a href="https://twitter.com/dxv515/status/980977963016622081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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According to neighbor statements, local police knew the 32-year-old Syrian well as he regularly fought fiercely with his wife in the early hours of the morning, much to the dismay of the other residents of the building.
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