On Friday afternoon, the police in Magdeburg received reports of a dangerous kidnapping.
The situation quickly turned out to be very different.
Magdeburg - When a passerby called on Friday afternoon, everything sounded like an explosive crime.
The police officers in Magdeburg were reported about an alleged kidnapping in the middle of the city at around 4 p.m.
The officials announced on Saturday that a man was pulled into a van by several masked people.
Two masked men had walked from a car into a wooded area with another man who was handcuffed.
On the spot, however, the all-clear was quickly given: it was neither a kidnapping nor any other criminal activity.
The officials could have quickly clarified on the spot that it was a prank in connection with a bachelorette party, said a spokesman.
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The police warn against such high-profile actions.
The danger is too great that residents and passers-by could misunderstand the scene and classify it as serious.
The polluters must probably expect to bear the costs of the police operation.
Still, at the end of the day, the officers understand a bit of fun.
You write in the official report: "The police wish the bridegroom all the best for the future".
It's not the first bachelorette party that ends this way.
In Bavaria last year, three men and women even had to answer for “presumption of authority” in a similar case.
In northern Bavaria, a similar situation escalated so much that the police had to surround a house with special forces.
(dpa, vs)
