Julian Reichelt, editor-in-chief of the German publisher NIUS, said his car was set on fire early Friday in Berlin-Charlottenburg in what he called a targeted arson attack. The blaze occurred around 3 a.m.; a firefighter was lightly injured during the response.
Reichelt called it “a targeted attack” and an intimidation attempt against new independent media, blaming left-wing extremists and saying attackers used “brand accelerant on the tire” after likely surveilling his vehicle.
Lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel accused Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Daniel Günther of responsibility, declaring, “An dem Brandsatz sind auch die Fingerabdrücke von Daniel Günther.”
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— NIUS (@niusde_) November 13, 2026
Nach dem Brandanschlag auf sein Auto wendet sich NIUS-Chefredakteur Julian Reichelt @jreichelt an Daniel Günther (CDU), der NIUS bei Lanz „Feinde von Demokratie“ nannte: „Wenn unseren Leuten oder unserem Eigentum etwas zustößt – it's on you. Dann warst du… pic.twitter.com/Kiw4Krl4Bo
