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Herrmann: Islamist suicide attack in Ansbach obvious
A 27-year-old refugee from Syria has ignited the explosive in Ansbach and even killed. This is the Bavarian Minister of the interior announced in the Franconian city. Twelve people were injured accordingly.
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Herrmann: “the offender had applied for asylum”
The Explosion in Ansbach has been guided by the words of the Minister of the interior Joachim Herrmann intentionally. The alleged perpetrator, a 27-year-old refugee from Syria, had had the intention to bind a music festival with 2500 visitors, “under”, but come on the grounds, said Herrmann in the night to Monday at a hastily arranged press conference in the Franconian city.
The explosive contents of his backpack was likely to kill many people or to hurt, so Herrmann. The German press Agency (dpa) said the Minister of the interior, he think it is “unfortunately, for very obvious” that suicide bomber was the work of an Islamist. Herrmann demanded “consistent, additional ways” to prevent “in addition to many refugees, with bad people in our country or come destinies to come, all of which represented a real danger to the security”.
Asylum application is rejected
Interior Minister Herrmann at the press conference in the night
The man from Syria came two years ago to Germany and applied for asylum. The application was rejected a year ago, the refugees had been tolerated since then. He lived in an accommodation in Ansbach, as the Minister said. The Syrians have already tried two Times to take his own life. He had been housed already in a psychiatric clinic. It is unclear, according to Herrmann, whether the man was in a suicidal intent, or other people wanted to tear in to the death. This should be clarified in the next few days. Among the Victims, some of them are, according to Herrmann severely injured.
The authorities now want to check whether it is, in fact, one of the Islamist act of terrorism. It is important to find out who the perpetrators had communicated, said state’s attorney Michael grist Berger in front of the journalists. According to police reports, the alleged perpetrator earlier criminal in appearance. He has repeatedly become evident, among other things because of a drug offence, said Herrmann of the dpa.
Alarm shortly after 22 clock
The fact had occurred against 22 o’clock in the evening. As the Nuremberg police Vice-President Roman Fertinger explained, had tried the offender, to come to the Open-Air music event in Ansbach. But he was rejected because he had no ticket. The investigators have found the man you wanted to revive in vain again, a cell phone. This will now be examined by specialists. The investigation of the crime scene will take several more days. In the night, the Bureau had 200 police forces from the whole of middle Franconia.
ml/jj/cgn (dpa,rtr)