US EditionA Man Opens Fire on German Police Near the Czech Border and Is Shot Dead
- A 47-year-old man opened fire on German police on Saturday afternoon near the German-Czech border in Bavaria and was shot dead.
- Police had stopped the man's car during routine spot checks in the Schirnding region, but officials did not disclose the reason for the stop.
- The man fled on foot while firing at the officers, who returned fire and fatally wounded him without any injuries to themselves.
- Authorities later identified the man as an Iranian resident of Mannheim carrying a few hundred grams of "crystal," believed to be methamphetamine.
- The incident suggests the man might have been returning from a drug purchase in the Czech Republic, which led to the fatal confrontation with police.
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German police shot and killed an Iranian citizen. The man was stopped at the German-Czech border on Saturday afternoon. The man ran away from the police and then started shooting at them. Hundreds of grams of drugs were found on him.
A car driver is said to have shot federal police at a border check in Upper Franconia. The officers fired back, shot the man.
According to the police, a 47-year-old Iranian wanted to flee from border control and shot at officers who responded to the fire and fatally injured the man.
Associated Press News
A man opens fire on German police near the Czech border and is shot dead
Police say a man was fatally shot near Germany’s border with the Czech Republic after a patrol stopped his car for a check and he fired at officers.
At the German-Czech border, federal police officers shot a motorist. The man had tried to escape at a checkpoint and opened fire on the officials with a gun.
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The Iranian had previously opened fire on police officers. According to the police, the 47-year-old is reported to have entered police control on the way back from a drug procurement drive.
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