Fires and shots in Krefeld: Police stops arsonists in the cinema!

Fires and shots in Krefeld: Police stops arsonists in the cinema!

In the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Krefeld, a terrifying incident occurred on Thursday evening: a 38-year-old man tried to put fire in a cinema and was shot by the police. This dramatic event is related to a number of fires that were previously reported in the area.

police investigations have shown that the suspect, an Iranian citizen without extremist preload, laid three fires in Philadelphiastraße in the evening around 7:50 p.m. The authorities received several emergency calls that the fire brigade and police were supposed to have. The fires concerned an apartment, a parked vehicle and an office building. It is checked whether the affected apartment may be that of the suspect. Fortunately, there were no injuries to these fires, but it is still pending whether the cinema complex was also affected.

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The incident in the cinema occurred when the mid -twenties tried to release a flammable liquid in the foyer. A cinema employee reported that the man who apparently used gasoline was caught in a fresh act. The police quickly intervened, which may have saved the situation from an escalation. At the time of the incident, there were about 150 people in the cinema, many of which saw the effort and the subsequent scenes with their own eyes.

The police commitment meant that the suspect was seriously injured to the hospital. According to current information, however, he was not in mortal danger. The exact motivation behind the arson attacks remains unclear, and so far there is no indication of a terrorist intention. The police are in close contact with witnesses and the Kinophersonal to collect further information and clarify the exact circumstances.

In a debriefing, a police spokesman said: "We take such incidents extremely seriously and will do everything they can to clarify the background as soon as possible." The investigation continues to understand the motif of the man and to reconstruct the exact processes of this worrying night. It has not yet been clear whether the suspect could already be asked.

Further details about this incident will be expected in the coming days, and the police ask all witnesses to report. The choreography of events in Krefeld shows how quickly a situation can escalate and could lead to security measures in public institutions being tightened. For everyone who would like to learn more about this incident, detailed reports and updates are available at www.stern.de .