Overview
- The incident occurred Saturday around 6:10 p.m. at Aufseßplatz in Nuremberg’s Südstadt, according to Middle Franconia police.
- The 29-year-old allegedly shouted “Heil Hitler” and performed the Hitler salute in front of a Social Democratic Party information stand.
- Two witnesses followed the suspect as he fled toward Christuskirche, and one reported being insulted during the pursuit.
- Patrols from the Nürnberg-Süd and Nürnberg-Mitte stations located the man shortly afterward and took him into provisional custody.
- Authorities opened investigations for using symbols of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations and for insult, with charging decisions pending.