Berlin. On Monday, a man attacked an Odeg employee at the Ostbahnhof with a box cutter. Shots were then fired in the station hall.
Late Monday afternoon in East station in Friedrichshain a federal police officer shot an attacker. The man should first have a Police patrol threatened, he was wounded in the thigh, said a Federal Police spokeswoman.
The incident occurred at around 5:45 p.m. in the lobby of the police station, near the Federal Police station. According to witnesses, the man argued with an Odeg employee and ended up moving. Cutting knifeas reported by “BZ”. The Odeg employee therefore asked for support from the police, who opened fire.
According to the spokesperson, the injured man was taken to a hospital was brought. The Berlin Police took over the investigation.
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