She also expressed the hope that the federal government would grant them the use of building in the middle of Berlin. Steinbach said that part of the necessary capital of about 200 million DM would be forthcoming from the states. The centre is planned to open in five years. One of the immigrants was injured. Police are investigating, but have made no arrests.
Witnesses describe the perpetrators as known hoods.
By means of death threats against Arabella Kiesbauer and Hans Meiser, extortionists are trying to force the private television stations PRO7 and RTL to drop or change the two hosts' daily talkshows. The public prosecutor's office announced today that it has been investigating the case for about two months already. The authorities and the victims are taking the extortion attempt very seriously. The extortionists have also threatened companies that advertise during the programmes, telling them to stop. Steffi Graf loses Wimbledon final Steffi Graf has lost in the final at Wimbledon.