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Federal Police: Positive results of checks at the main station

The Federal Police have drawn a first positive balance of their controls to ensure compliance with the weapons ban at Hamburg Central Station. Since the ban came into force at the beginning of October, 66 knives and 20 other weapons such as irritant gas, alarm guns, stun guns and telescopic...

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Officers of the Federal Police at a checkpoint at Hamburg Central Station. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Officers of the Federal Police at a checkpoint at Hamburg Central Station. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Weapons ban - Federal Police: Positive results of checks at the main station

The Federal Police have drawn a first positive balance of their controls to ensure compliance with the weapons ban at Hamburg Central Station. Since the ban came into force at the beginning of October, 66 knives and 20 other weapons such as irritant gas, alarm guns, stun guns and telescopic batons have already been found during three special operations, said the President of the responsible Federal Police Directorate in Hanover, Michael Schuol, in Hamburg on Monday. "Every object is one too many."

200 additional officers have been deployed at and around the station since the beginning of October. "Since then, we have made 800 identity checks, searched 500 people and initiated more than 20 investigations," said Schuol.

However, the number of cases of people resisting police action is also increasing. "We have reached a record number of injured colleagues this year." 66 federal police officers were injured, 16 of them at the main station alone.

Read also:

  1. Despite the success of the Federal Police in confiscating weapons at Hamburg Central Station, there's a concerning rise in cases of police officers being injured during their duties, with 16 incidents reported at the main station itself.
  2. The Federal Police, including officers deployed at the main station, have conducted over 800 identity checks and searched over 500 individuals since the implementation of the gun ban, leading to more than 20 investigations.
  3. In a separate incident, on Hanover's main station, a member of a criminal gang was recently punished by the Federal Police, further highlighting the ongoing efforts to combat criminality connected with the railroad.
  4. The Federal Police, responsible for upholding the gun ban at Hamburg Central Station, have discovered a significant number of weapons during their operations, including 66 knives and various other devices such as alarm guns and telescopic batons.

Source: www.stern.de

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