Augsburg (dpa / lby) - Four police officers in Augsburg were threatened with a blank gun. The officers wanted to search the apartment of a 20-year-old on Thursday - in civilian clothes, the police said on Friday. When they rang the doorbell, they heard a gun being loaded on the other side. The resident then opened the door and reportedly pointed a gun at the police officers. The officers overpowered the man. The gun turned out to be a blank gun that the 20-year-old legally owned.
The man told officers he was threatened by another man and acted out of fear. He had suspected his opponent in front of the door. The man was charged with threatening police officers.
