The Würzburgers police has on Thursday evening at apartment searches a home-made pyrotechnic item secured. To the Evaluation were also specialists in State Criminal Police Office added. Four suspects have been arrested.
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The police There was evidence that a group of four men, aged between 22 and 40, were apparently preparing to build a home explosive device to manufacture.
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In order to rule out any danger to the population, officers from the Würzburg City Police Inspectorate stepped in with the support of the riot police Wuerzburg immediately approached the suspects and searched their apartments in the Zellerau on Friday night.
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A similar object was found in an apartment.
To the assessment of the danger and to ensure safe transport, officers from the State Criminal Police Office were also on site. They are now carrying out further investigations in order to be able to evaluate the self-construction. As a precaution, the immediately adjacent apartments in the apartment building had been cleared for the time of the operation. The affected residents were housed in the rescue service station for the duration of the operation.
According to initial findings, the suspects had handled fireworks that were originally freely available when they built them themselves.
The further background is now determined by the detective Wuerzburg. Indications of planned crimes with the explosive device are not yet available. Three of the men were released after the police measures had been taken.
A 40-year-old from the group was ordered by the Public prosecutor brought before the investigating judge to examine the question of detention. An arrest warrant was not issued.
However, the four suspects now have to answer in criminal proceedings under the Explosives Act.
