Berlin Protesters Torch Luxury Cars

Sardonically named 'BMW' claims responsibility for arsons

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 27, 2009 3:13 PM CST

(Newser) – As the financial crisis inflames class tensions, economic protest in Berlin has taken the form of arson attacks on luxury cars, Bloomberg reports. Activists have torched more than 2 dozen vehicles this year, and the pace is increasing. A group puckishly calling itself “BMW”... Read full story »

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