Munich prosecutors closed their investigation on August 20, 2026, into a fatal 1970 arson attack at a Jewish community center and retirement home that killed seven people. Investigators identified a suspected neo-Nazi arsonist, but he has since died.
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Prosecutors and police in Munich believe they have identified the man who set a 1970 fire at a Jewish community center and old people's home that killed seven people. But he died in 2020, so prosecution is not possible.
Investigators believe they have identified an arsonist who attacked a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.