Rostock · MV
Man with knife moves towards police officers in Rostock
A 59-year-old man moved towards police officers in Rostock while holding a knife on Monday evening near the Christmas market. Officers had approached him after he was seen visibly carrying the knife near Lange Straße and Breite Straße. After repeated orders and a warning that a service weapon could be used, he put the knife down. He was provisionally detained without further resistance, and no officers were injured. Investigators are pursuing, among other allegations, suspicion of threats and of an assault on law-enforcement officers.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Knife threats
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- Not separately confirmed
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