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Police Hunt Suspect After Knife Threat at Aschaffenburg High School

With motives unknown, authorities evacuated the Pfaffengasse annex, launching a large-scale search for the suspect.

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Aschaffenburg: Messer-Mann bedroht Schüler - Polizei räumt Schulgebäude
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Overview

  • A man aged 20 to 25 approached older high school students outside the Pfaffengasse branch of Kronberg-Gymnasium on June 25 and threatened them with a knife.
  • Police from the Unterfranken precinct cleared the campus and escorted all students and staff to safety, confirming no one was hurt.
  • Witnesses described the suspect as about 180 cm tall, slim, fair-skinned with dark short hair, dressed in light clothing and carrying a light backpack.
  • Officers have deployed dozens of units throughout the surrounding district in an ongoing search for the unidentified suspect.
  • The incident has heightened concerns about public safety and the effectiveness of school security following similar knife attacks in Berlin and Hamburg this year.