Molotov attack targets Turkish-run mosque in Germany

Five suspects hurled Molotov cocktails at a mosque in Germany’s Weil am Rhein late Thursday in the latest attack to target a Turkish Islamic place of worship in the European country. Authorities said four Molotov cocktails hit the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, sparking a small fire. Rainfall and the failure of some bottles to penetrate through the window prevented a large blaze while police launched an investigation to find the culprits.

Officials from the local branch of the Turkish Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), which runs the mosque, suspect it is the work of supporters of the PKK terrorist group, which conducts a campaign of violence in Turkey. Molotov cocktails are widely used in less violent attacks by the terrorist group that have killed hundreds of people in Turkey over the past two years in car bombings and suicide bombings.