German neo-Nazi suspected of deadly 1970 arson at Jewish retirement home - BBC News

Investigators believe they have identified an arsonist who attacked a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.

Image source, Imago via AlamyImage caption, The arson attack has long been seen as one of the worst attacks targeting Germany's post-war Jewish community

German investigators believe they have now identified an arsonist who set fire to a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.

For decades the man's identity remained a mystery. But Munich prosecutors now believe he was a 25-year-old lone neo-Nazi with known antisemitic opinions.

The seven killed were all Holocaust survivors aged 59 to 71. Another 15 people were injured.

The prosecutors' revelations come too late to secure justice for the victims. The suspect, identified by Der Spiegel magazine as Bernd V, died in 2020.