Mass fright in the ICE: Messer man threatens passengers on the Cologne-Berlin route!

Mass fright in the ICE: Messer man threatens passengers on the Cologne-Berlin route!

in ICE 541 from Cologne to Berlin, an alarming incident occurred today when a traveler threatened with a knife and stated that he had another dangerous object with me. This serious Situation led the train to be stopped and cleared in Gifhorn in Lower Saxony. According to Radio Euskirchen , 340 passengers had to change and were diverted to replacement buses and local trains. Fortunately, there were no injuries, as the federal police confirmed.

The 44-year-old man was already known to the authorities because of other crimes. Most recently, he was involved in another problematic situation on Tuesday morning at Hanover Central Station when he insulted another ICE train staff and threatened with violence because he was denied his bicycle. Due to his repeated disorders, several criminal proceedings have now been initiated against him, including due to insult and threats, as well as an additional investigation due to the disruption of public peace by threatening crimes.

evacuation of the train and police measures

The emergency services of the federal police carried out a thorough review of the train at the unscheduled stop in Gifhorn in order to identify the dangerous object. The travelers were informed about the situation by announcing, and although the incident was worrying, the evacuation of the passengers was shared. After the search has been searched with several officials and service dogs, the federal police finally gave the all -clear, so that travelers could continue their trip to Wolfsburg by public transport without any problems.

officials of the federal police have increasingly been confronted with such incidents. An example of this occurred on December 29, 2024. A 23-year-old man threatened two women in a metronome train to Hamburg with an open knife and expressed that he wanted to kill people. Shortly after this incident, he moved to an ICE in Munich, where he was arrested by the police. With it, a one -hand folding knife, nunchakus, a water gun with irritant and other impact tools were secured. He had also not appeared in the police database.

In these cases, the federal police have emailed the necessary security personnel to ensure the train passengers concerned and the general security in German rail traffic. The incidents show how important preventive measures and fast reactions are to prevent worse things.