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Global Headlines Berlin: Police officer shoots knife-yielding man
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 04 Jun 2018, 04:45 am Print
Berlin: The police on Sunday shot a knife-yielding man in Berlin city of Germany.
According to media reports, the Austrian man went on a rampage in Berlin Cathedral which led the police to shoot him.
The 53-year-old man was shot in the leg, Berlin police told BBC.
One policeman was injured in the incident.
He has been taken to hospital for treatment.
The police said there was no indication of a terror motive behind the incident.
A tweet in German from the official Twitter handle of the Berlin Police read: "The suspects is a 53-year-old man.Evidence of a terrorist or Islamist Tatmotivation is not yet recognizable."
Image: twitter.com/polizeiberlin
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