Berlin. After a knife attack on a police officer in Mannheim, police officers should be better protected in future – with protective scarves.
After the fatal one Knife attack on a police officer in Mannheim in late May, Saarland plans Security his Police Woman and increasing police officers. In the future, special protective scarves will be introduced to protect against knife attacks in the neck area. Interior Minister Reinhold Jost (SPD) will officially present the scarf on Tuesday.
The tragic incident in which a Rouven Laur police officer was killed by a suspected Islamist sparked widespread debate Emergency services protection triggered. In response, 1,000 of these special scarves will initially be given to operational officers.
This Protective scarfwhich are also used by security services, consist of special fibers intended to ward off mechanical influences, such as knife attacks, without significantly reducing wearing comfort.
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