Large-scale operation in Fürth: letter with suspicious content discovered - gaseous substance leaked

Created: 05/19/2022, 02:50 p.m

By: Felix Herz

Because of a suspicious substance, the fire brigade came with special forces.

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A large-scale operation is underway in Fürth: According to witnesses, a gaseous substance escaped in a law firm when a letter was opened.

The fire department is on site.

Fürth – Large-scale operation in a Fürth law firm: According to a police spokesman, a gaseous substance escaped when a letter was opened in the premises of a law firm.

The fire brigade is on site with special forces, four people are being looked after by the rescue service for safety.

Further investigations are ongoing.

Large-scale operation in Fürth: Gaseous substance in the letter

Witnesses observed the gaseous substance escaping from the suspicious letter when it was opened.

However, no one was physically injured.

According to the Central Franconia police, it must now be determined which substance was involved.

The operation was initially about security.

It is also now being determined who the sender of the letter is - that is why it should be forensically examined.

Fingerprints and DNA samples should also be taken from the envelope.

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Large-scale operation in Fürth: the case is reminiscent of bank blackmail

The case inevitably evokes memories of the attempted blackmail of Commerzbank in March of this year.

A flash of fire broke out in Nuremberg when a bank employee opened an A5 envelope.

The perpetrator, who is still unknown, had threatened to send more such letters if his request for payment was not followed.

In fact, further prepared letters subsequently arrived at Commerzbank subsidiaries.

According to a police spokesman, there is no evidence so far that the letter to the Fürth law firm is related or that the law firm has anything to do with Commerzbank.

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