Arson

United Kingdom

Police investigate hate crime after mosque set on fire in UK

Footage from the incident, released by police on Sunday, shows two balaclava-clad people approach the front door of the Peacehaven Mosque, before spraying accelerant on the entrance and igniting a fire.

06/10/2025

Europe News

UK court convicts three of arson organised by Russia’s Wagner group

The prosecution said Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to target an industrial unit in Leyton where generators and StarLink satellite equipment bound for Ukraine were being stored.

08/07/2025

Europe News

Russia instructed arson attack on Ukrainian restaurant, Estonia says

A court says Russia’s intelligence service hired the Moldovan national and sent him to Estonia to carry out the attack.

03/07/2025

Czech Republic

Czech court jails Colombian for eight years over Russia-linked arson

A court in Prague has sentenced a Colombian citizen to eight years in prison on Monday for conducting an arson attack and planning another one, in a case which authorities believe may be linked to the Kremlin.

09/06/2025

United Kingdom

Third man charged over fires at homes linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

Police have charged 34-year-old Ukrainian national Petro Pochynok with arson with intent to endanger life over the series of fires in London.

20/05/2025

Lithuania

Lithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack

The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia.

17/03/2025

EuroVerify

Is Russia behind recent arson attacks in Europe?

Incidents in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the UK have led to suspicions that Moscow is trying to sabotage European countries for backing Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

23/10/2024

Germany

Eight children seriously hurt in arson attack in German city of Essen

A man's been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said on Sunday.

29/09/2024

Europe News

Police to investigate suspected arson attack that killed seven in Nice

The fire broke out at 2 am on Thursday on the seventh and top floor of an apartment block in the Moulins district, located in the west of the city.

18/07/2024

Germany

Musk criticises 'eco-terrorists' as fire breaks out in Tesla factory

An environmental group has published an open letter online claiming responsibility for a fire in a Tesla factory on Tuesday, which has since halted production.

05/03/2024

France

'Blue night' in Corsica as 20 homes targeted by independence arsonists

The FLNC's overnight attacks came just ten days after a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who offered Corsica "autonomy within the Republic."

09/10/2023

Greece

More than 600 firefighters called to fight wildfires in Greece

Greek islands and mainland have suffered nightmarish extremes during Europe's summer of record-breaking heat

27/08/2023

Greece

Greek fire officials arrest two for arson as multiple wildfires rage

Raging heatwaves have led to devastating blazes in many areas of the country

26/08/2023

Culture news

Anti-LGBTQ+ and antisemitic vandals target Berlin Holocaust memorials

Two memorials to victims of the Holocaust were targeted by unidentified arsonists in Germany's capital on the weekend.

16/08/2023

Italy

Sardinia evacuates over 600 as fires rage in Portugal and Cyprus

"The situation is truly dramatic," said one local official in Sardinia. "It's not a fair fight."

07/08/2023

Spain

Officials say arson behind wildfires in northern Spain

Officials in the northern Spanish region of Asturias say that unspecified arsonists were behind most of the 100 or so wildfires raging in the heavily wooded and mountainous area.

01/04/2023

Travel News

Paris: Arson forces cancellation of all trains at Gare de l’Est

The fire - which damaged around 50 rail cables - began under an area of track in an eastern Paris suburb.

24/01/2023

Greece

Cars damaged in suspected arson attack near Italian embassy in Greece

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the attack was likely carried out by "anarchists".

02/12/2022

Germany

German far-right extremist on trial over 1991 fire at refugee centre

The blaze in Saarlouis has remained unsolved for more than 30 years.

16/11/2022

Germany

'Incredibly vile': Arson attempt at nursery hosting Ukrainian refugees

Authorities are not ruling out that the attack was politically motivated.

31/08/2022