1993 Solingen arson attack
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The Solingen arson attack (German: Solinger Brandanschlag) was one of the most severe instances of xenophobic violence in modern Germany. On the night of 28–29 May 1993, four young German men (ages 16–23) belonging to the far right skinhead scene, with neo-Nazi ties, set fire to the house of a large Turkish family in Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Three girls and two women died; fourteen other family members, including several children, were injured, some of them severely. The attack led to violent protests by Turkish diaspora members in several German cities and to large demonstrations of other Germans (of non-Turkish descent) expressing solidarity with the Turkish victims.[1] In October 1995, the perpetrators were convicted of arson and murder and given prison sentences between 10 and 15 years. The convictions were upheld on appeal.
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Location | Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°11′2.5″N 7°5′23.7″E |
Date | 28 May 1993 (1993-05-28) (UTC+1) |
Attack type | Arson, hate crime |
Weapon | Gasoline |
Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 14 |
Perpetrators | four Neo-Nazi skinheads |
Motive | Anti-immigration Racism |