German investigators identify far-right suspect in deadly 1970 antisemitic attack

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The coat of arms and lettering of the Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart (Stuttgart Higher Regional Court) in Stuttgart, Germany, August 18, 2026. (REUTERS)

MUNICH: German investigators said Thursday they had identified a far-right suspect who allegedly carried out a notorious 1970 arson attack on a Jewish centre in Munich that killed seven Holocaust survivors.
The suspect -- a man who was 25 at the time of the attack, but passed away in 2020 -- was identified after the case was reopened last year when a witness came forward with new evidence, police and prosecutors in Munich said.