Lingen · NI
Attempted extortion involving a sword in Lingen
On 14 March 2026, two masked youths allegedly appeared at the apartment door of a 74-year-old woman in a multi-family building in Lingen at about 5:30 p.m. They allegedly demanded cash while wielding a sword about 70 centimetres long with a scabbard. The woman did not comply, closed the door and was not injured. The two youths then left the building.
Source: www.presseportal.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Lingen, Lower Saxony
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- No injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 0
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