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Older woman robbed at knifepoint in Cologne

Title image: Older woman robbed at knifepoint in Cologne. A cyclist threatened two women with a knife in Cologne and forced them to hand over a bag..

During the night of 15 March, an 87-year-old woman and her 65-year-old companion were approached by an unknown cyclist at Straßburger Platz in Cologne. After both said they could not change money, the man produced a large knife and threatened them while demanding the 87-year-old woman's bag. She handed over the bag. The offender then cycled towards Europaring, and police are searching for him.

Source: koeln.polizei.nrw

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