The explosion of the fence injured an officer suffering from “noise trauma” and an officer. The two police officers were treated medically.
Two German police officers were injured, one seriously, after an explosion on Thursday evening near the fence of their police building. The explosion took place in the Berlin district of Wittenau, in the north of the German capital.
The injured officer then participated in “a routine security patrol», Specifies the police. Before continuing: “according to initial investigations, a then unidentified object exploded, causing serious injuries to the agent's face and eyes“. The two police officers received medical treatment, the officer suffering from a “sound trauma».
30 officers injured
The criminal police were assigned to carry out the investigation. Questioned by AFP, a police spokesperson provided no further information on the incident.
This incident comes after New Year's Eve during which 30 German law enforcement officers were injured, one seriously. The latter was hit by an illegally manufactured firework. Five people died accidentally on New Year's Eve in Germany while lighting powerful fireworks, and around 400 people were arrested in the capital, according to the latest report from the authorities on Wednesday.
