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Hamburg Man Handcuffed After Setting Up Hammock on ICE Train

His refusal to remove the hammock from the luggage racks at Uelzen station prompted federal police to intervene.

Overview

  • A 57-year-old Hamburg man set up a hammock between the luggage racks of an ICE train traveling from Hamburg to Munich on Saturday evening.
  • He refused a train attendant’s request to remove the hammock for safety reasons and responded with insults.
  • At Uelzen station, federal police handcuffed him after he resisted their attempts to remove him from the train.
  • Officers escorted him to a police station where he calmed down and was subsequently released.
  • He is under investigation for insulting the train attendant and resisting law enforcement.