There was a major police operation near Checkpoint Charlie in central Berlin at noon. According to the police, an unknown suspect has fired several shots in a shop.
There is currently an assignment in the area of # Friedrichstrasse. According to initial findings, an unknown suspect is said to have fired several shots in a shop. More information will follow here.
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The investigators assume that the shot was preceded by an attempted robbery. "We have the situation under control," the police wrote on Twitter.
The police cordoned off the area around the intersection of Friedrichstrasse and Kochstrasse. Police officers armed with submachine guns watched the upper floors of surrounding houses.
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