German police shoot man after knife attack on officer
DDP/The Local - [email protected] •
25 Jun, 2008
Updated Wed 25 Jun 2008 08:13 CEST
German police shot and killed a 34-year-old man in Langenhagen late Tuesday night after he attacked an officer with a knife, police reported Wednesday.
The 48-year-old officer also suffered serious injury to his leg from an errant gunshot.
Both men were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police in the Hannover district of the German state of Lower Saxony said.
The attacker, who had a history of violent crime, died in the hospital.
Police said that before the incident the man had threatened his 22-year-old wife, telling her he would break the apartment door down.
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The 48-year-old officer also suffered serious injury to his leg from an errant gunshot.
Both men were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police in the Hannover district of the German state of Lower Saxony said.
The attacker, who had a history of violent crime, died in the hospital.
Police said that before the incident the man had threatened his 22-year-old wife, telling her he would break the apartment door down.
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