Thuringia: Senior slightly injured in robbery: man arrested

Gera (dpa/th) - A suspected handbag thief has been arrested by the police in Gera. The 28-year-old will be presented to the magistrate for serious robbery, the police said on Sunday. He is said to have torn the handbag from the shoulder of a 70-year-old woman who was traveling with her husband on Saturday evening. During the attack, the woman fell and suffered minor injuries. The alleged perpetrator was initially able to flee with the loot. He was later discovered by the police with the bag.