BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in western Germany said on Wednesday that unidentified arsonists had set fire overnight to housing being prepared for aslyum-seekers, causing 50,000 euros (36,944 pounds) worth of damage, before fleeing the scene in a car.
"We cannot yet assess whether there is a racist background to this," police in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate said in a statement. "Other motives are also being investigated."
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