Two men suspected of carrying out an arson attack against a German newspaper that reprinted cartoons from the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo have been detained by police.
The newspaper that was attacked, Hamburger Morgenpost, reported that an investigation into the attack early Sunday morning, which left no one injured, was taking place.
Es ist wahr: Heute Nacht gab es einen Brandanschlag auf unsere Redaktion: http://t.co/fFRbA4Yd5u— Hamburger Morgenpost (@mopo) January 11, 2015
“Thick smoke is still hanging in the air, the police are looking for clues,” the paper wrote on its website.
The paper said that the attack destroyed several files in its archive. Hamburger Morgenpost is a daily tabloid; it's the second largest newspaper in the city of Hamburg and is part of the Deutsche Zeitungsholding group.
Hamburg police said it had detained the two young men near the newspaper building.
Spokeswoman Karina Sadowsky didn't give any details about the men and said police were still investigating the incident.
Hamburger Morgenpost published the Charlie Hebdo cartoons the day after the attack against the newspaper in Paris to express its solidarity with the slain journalists. Its headline on Thursday had read, “this much freedom must be possible."
Several other national and local German newspapers also published the cartoons. They are now getting police protection.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.