Cologne (dpa / lnw) - After information from the rescue service of the fire brigade, the police in the Cologne district of Mülheim moved out with strong forces. A police spokesman said there was evidence of weapons in an elderly man's apartment in connection with a rescue operation early Tuesday afternoon. Special units are also on site, the operation is still ongoing, according to the police. The area was cordoned off.
However, the police spokesman did not want to talk about a threat. The Cologne "Express" had previously reported. The spokesman added that the man who came into focus in the affected apartment on Tiefentalstraße was already known to the police because of criminal proceedings in 2019 in connection with weapons crimes. He did not initially give any further details about the operation.
