Security
Terror alarm in Cologne Cathedral: European arrest warrant against man
The police were deployed with a large contingent at Cologne Cathedral because of the terror warning. (archive image) photo
© Sascha Thelen/dpa
Before Christmas Eve, a terror warning for Cologne Cathedral caused unrest. A suspect was arrested – and should be kept in long-term custody until today. He won’t be free now.
One in connection with the terror warning for the The man arrested in Cologne Cathedral will not be released because of a European arrest warrant from Austria. The Cologne district court issued a so-called detention order based on the arrest warrant, a police spokesman told the German Press Agency. There is an extradition procedure.
The 30-year-old Tajik was arrested in Wesel on Christmas Eve. The police had announced that they would keep him in long-term custody until today.