A German man accused of bombing a Düsseldorf train station 18 years ago has been cleared of all charges. The attack, which injured 10 immigrants from eastern Europe, sent shockwaves through Germany.
A German court on Tuesday acquitted Ralf S. of 12 counts of attempted murder for a bombing targeting Jewish immigrants at a Düsseldorf train station in July 2000.
The prosecution had demanded a life sentence for the 52-year-old, an alleged neo-Nazi, but the Düsseldorf District Court found there was insufficient evidence for a conviction. Judges had already released the defendant from pre-trial detention in May, citing unreliable witness testimony.
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Key events in the case
– A pipe bomb containing about 200 grams (7 ounces) of TNT exploded at Düsseldorf’s Wehrhahn train station on the afternoon of July 27, 2000.
– Ten people, most of them Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union, were badly injured, including a pregnant woman who lost her baby and her foot.
– Police investigating the crime received more than 900 tips from the public and testimony from more than 1,000 people, but were unable to successfully prosecute any suspects.
– Officers questioned Ralf S. for several hours in the wake of the bombing and placed him under surveillance, but they failed to amass enough evidence to arrest him.
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