Police forces stand at a track in Wuppertal | Image source: WDR/Carsten Stein
According to the police, the initial suspicion that the man they were looking for was the RAF terrorist Ernst-Volker Staub was not confirmed. According to the police, the man who was mistakenly arrested was traveling with a female companion and has since been released.
According to the police, train passengers reported a dangerous male person to the train staff in the afternoon. The person is said to have resembled the dust they were looking for. At Wuppertal main station, heavily armed special forces boarded the train and took the man into custody.
Police operation at Wuppertal main station.
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Some trains affected by closure
Police forces stand at a track in Wuppertal | Image source: WDR/Carsten Stein
The section of the route at Wuppertal main station was closed for hours because of the operation. Several long-distance trains, regional express lines and S-Bahn trains were affected by the closure. Rail traffic was reopened in the evening.
Our sources:
- WDR reporter on site
- police Wuppertal
- German railway
- Agency report from the dpa