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Police Arrest 15-Year-Old After Hammer Attack at Friedberg School

Police report minor injuries to both victims with the motive still unknown.

Rund um die Friedberger Mittelschule waren Polizeifahrzeuge und Beamte postiert. Hier auf dem Lehrerparkplatz neben der Schwimmhalle.
Straßen wurden gesperrt.
Auch viele Medien waren vor Ort.
Krisenintervention und Notfallseelsorge sind vor Ort.

Overview

  • The attack occurred shortly before classes on the Mittelschule Friedberg schoolyard, injuring two 14-year-old students who were treated in hospital without life-threatening wounds.
  • The suspect attempted to flee and was captured shortly after the alarm in the Tiefgarage Ost a few hundred meters from the campus.
  • Police said they found additional dangerous items on the 15-year-old, including knives and softair weapons.
  • A large deployment secured streets around the site, a police spokesman briefed reporters, and counseling and supervision were arranged as the school continued classes for unaffected students.
  • Authorities rejected circulating rumors of a shootout and false claims about the attacker’s nationality, stating the suspect is a German citizen while the two victims have Iraqi and German-Kosovar citizenship.