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Scary discovery in Munich's subway: police stop train after several emergency calls arrive

2020-05-12T10:00:12.255Z


Large-scale operation in Munich: The police arrested a 36-year-old at Sendlinger Tor. Before that, he behaved terrifyingly on the subway.


Large-scale operation in Munich: The police arrested a 36-year-old at Sendlinger Tor. Before that, he behaved terrifyingly on the subway.

  • On Monday evening (May 11th) there was a major operation at the Sendlinger Tor underground station.
  • Several callers had previously informed the Munich police independently.
  • Forces arrested a 36-year-old man.

Munich - On Monday evening (May 11th), between 8:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., there were two different reports to the Munich police about a suspect, "who should handle objects similar to firearms ". 

When a first call was made via emergency number 110, a witness reported that a previously unknown man was traveling in Hans-Jakob-Strasse with a gun-like object in a suitcase . However, the unknown had moved away in an unknown direction. However, the strips consulted for an immediate search could no longer find the man. 

Munich: Large-scale deployment at subway station - police arrest 36-year-olds

Around 8:45 p.m., a new report came over the police emergency number about a man who was handling a weapon-like object in subway line 2 . Both notices suspected an "assault rifle" , which is carried in a guitar case. 

The affected subway was stopped at the Sendlinger-Tor-Platz stop in cooperation with the control center of the Munich transport company . At the same time, numerous emergency vehicles were ordered there. 

Munich's commuter rail commuters also had to endure massive problems on rush hour traffic: A "huge bang" brought traffic to a standstill.

Scary discovery in Munich's subway: police stop train after several emergency calls arrive

In the basement of the Sendlinger-Tor underground station, the wanted person, a 36-year-old from Munich, could be arrested and arrested by the police, according to a press release. According to initial findings, the 36-year-old carried three non-firing long guns in a guitar pouch , which he had previously shown to passersby several times and some of which had also been offered for sale . According to an initial assessment by specialists for explosives and firearms , all three long weapons were not functional firearms.

The 36-year-old from Munich was brought to the police inspection for further questioning . The origin of the weapons is currently under investigation. Three weapons were seized. The 36-year-old was reported for violating the appearance of weapons. The Commissioner 24 commenced the investigation.

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On Tuesday afternoon, the Bavarian cabinet wants to provide information on how to proceed in the Corona crisis. In the morning a bus parade rolls through Munich.

Source: merkur

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