33 German police and firemen were injured when a 57-year-old man threw an explosive inflammable bag at them at the entrance to an apartment in Ratingen near Düsseldorf on Thursday. Photo: DPA / AP / NTB
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12. May 2023 23:28 – Updated 12 May 2023 23:28
According to the police, the incident in a high-rise block outside Düsseldorf, where many police and firemen were injured, was probably a targeted attack on the emergency services.
A 57-year-old man was arrested after the incident in Ratingen on Thursday. According to a police spokesman, the man set fire to a container of flammable liquid, which he then threw at the police and fire crews at the scene.
– They left the place burning, says spokesman Dietmar Henning.
33 people were injured in the attack, and the condition of a 25-year-old policewoman and a 29-year-old policeman is described as life-threatening. Three other injured people were also in an artificial coma on Friday.
After the incident, a dead woman was found in the apartment. The police assume that this is the arrested man’s mother, who had obviously been dead for several weeks.
Several firearms, knives and a dagger were also found in the apartment. Supplies were also found indicating that the arrested man is a so-called prepper, someone who prepares to be able to survive on his own in the event of a disaster.
2023-05-12 21:28:25
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