Friday, 26 August 2016

Assassination Attempt on German Chancellor Foiled

The Czech Republic police on Thursday foiled an assassination attempt on Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel as a man attempted to join the motorcade as it moved between Prague airport and Czech government headquarters when she arrived at

Czech police arrested the man who tried to “run down police” and police spokesman Jozef Bocan said the suspect was in custody.He added that Merkel had not been in danger and confirmed officers had to use firearms to subdue the suspect. He stated that While attempting to join the motorcade, the suspect tried to run down police securing the road. “The suspect acted alone. He was not armed, but items found in the car could easily have been used as weapons, particularly some cement cubes.” according to quotes from German newspaper Bild.

On Thursday, hundreds of protesters, including members of anti-Islam groups, rallied in central Prague to protest against Merkel with some labeling her as the 'next Hitler' after she decided to open the EU’s doors to refugees and migrants last summer.

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