Saxony: Unknown throws firecrackers away: man gets bang trauma

Chemnitz (dpa / sn) - A 25-year-old was injured on Tuesday evening in Chemnitz-Markersdorf by exploding pyrotechnics. An unknown person threw firecrackers onto the sidewalk from the fourth floor of an apartment building, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old stood a few meters from the explosion and suffered blast trauma. He had to be taken to a hospital for outpatient treatment. According to the police, the unknown firecracker thrower is being investigated for negligent bodily harm and causing an explosive explosion.