Also had a gun with him
German police shoot down arsonist
A previously unknown man who tried to set fire to a cinema in the German city of Krefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia) on Thursday evening was shot and injured by police.
The dramatic scenes took place shortly before 8pm. Guns were fired in front of the moviegoers. Shortly beforehand, the suspect is said to have set fires in three other places. "In the area of Philadelphiastrasse, an apartment, a parked vehicle and an office building burned within a short time," it said. A police spokeswoman said that they were investigating whether the apartment was the suspect's home. No one was injured in the fires.
38-year-old wanted to set fire in the foyer of the cinema
The 38-year-old had tried to start a fire in the foyer of the cinema. However, the police officers who were alerted were able to prevent this with their intervention. The man who was shot was taken to hospital, where he is still receiving medical treatment. According to the police, the suspect is a man from Krefeld with Iraqi nationality.
The motive for the crime is still under investigation. According to investigators, however, there are no indications of a terrorist background so far.
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