Multiple police cars go up in FLAMES in suspected £630,000 arson attack
SUSPECTED arsonists have set fire to several vehicles including a number of police cars.
Police cars are engulfed in flames after a suspected arson attack in Germany
A total of 18 vehicles were destroyed in the blaze which caused more than £630,000 of damage.
The flames swept through a car park near the federal police headquarters in Magdeburg in Germany.
Firefighters raced to the scene to find ten cars already ablaze but managed stop the flames spreading to nearby buildings.
Firefighters were called to scene in the early hours of the morning
A row of burned out police cars in Magdeburg, Germanyn
A sea of foam covers the car park attacked by suspected arsonists
There were no reports of any injuries from the incident which happened in the early hours of this morning.
A police spokesman said: "We are currently expecting it to be arson."
He said officers were hunting the attackers but there were no suspects at this stage.
The spokesman also said police could not rule out political motives.