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Olaf Przybilla
There was a threat at Ansbach train station on Thursday evening. A man died as a result of police use of a firearm.
According to initial information from a spokesman for the Central Franconia police headquarters, the police received numerous calls around 6 p.m. According to this, a man in front of the station is said to have attacked several passers-by with a knife. According to initial information from the police, two people were injured.
When the officers arrived, a police firearm was said to have been used in view of the ongoing threat situation. The man who posed the threat was fatally hit.
The police cordoned off a large area around the train station in Central Franconia. Information about the background of the threat situation was initially not available. A police spokesman said it was too early to speculate as to why the man with the knife threatened and apparently injured passers-by.
There is no longer a threat to the population. The police will report.