German police say they detained two people who disrupted a small Kristallnacht commemoration event in the town of Lahr last night, including a teen suspected of stealing and trying to burn an Israeli flag.
According to police in Offenburg, the nearest large town, the 17-year-old was with a group of young men who arrived at the event, which was made up of some 15 participants carrying Israeli flags.
A 32-year-old man was also detained on suspicion of insulting participants at the event, which took place in the Black Forest region of southern Germany. Authorities say they are currently searching for a third suspect and the incident remains under investigation.
Events were held across Germany last night to mark 87 years since November 9, 1938, known as Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, when antisemitic mobs destroyed synagogues and attacked Jews.
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