(National-UAE) A Syrian man has been arrested after arson attacks left more than 30 people injured, including eight children.
Fires were started at two apartment blocks and a van was rammed into shops in the western Germany city of Essen on Saturday night.
More than 30 people were injured in the fires, Essen police said.
A short time later, a van was rammed into two nearby shops, causing damage but no injuries, police added.
A Syrian man, 41, was arrested at the scene. Initial investigations indicated that the suspect’s possible motive was that his wife had left him. He had gone out armed with “knives and fire accelerants” intending to target homes and shops in Essen connected with people who had supported his wife, police said.
