Overview
- On Saturday in Niedersedlitz, an irritant-like substance was released in a crowded restaurant with about 80 to 90 guests, prompting a mass-casualty (MANV) alarm.
- Emergency crews medically examined 24 people on site and treated several, but no hospital transports were required, and roughly 90 personnel ventilated the building and sheltered guests in a bus.
- Responders said the substance was no longer identifiable or detectable when they arrived, complicating immediate forensic confirmation.
- Two days earlier in Gorbitz, a man reportedly sprayed irritant gas in the Heinz Café after being told to leave, causing five minor injuries and one hospital admission.
- Police have opened investigations, treating the Gorbitz incident as dangerous bodily harm, and have stated they currently see no established connection between the two events.