A student in Cologne reports a suspicious person on the grounds of a comprehensive school via the emergency call. The police are on duty with many officers.
+++ 11.10 you: A major police operation is currently underway in Cologne because of an amok alarm at a school (see first report) . As the police announced on Twitter, the school and the grounds are currently being searched. “One person was found and checked – she is not suspicious,” said the investigators. The students are currently locked in their classes. To be on the safe side, they will remain there until the search is complete.
Amok alarm in Cologne: “Students locked themselves in their rooms”
First report from February 4th, 2022 : Cologne – After an indication of a possibly armed man, a larger police operation is underway at a Cologne comprehensive school in the Chorweiler district. Around 9.30 a.m. on Friday morning (04.02.2022) a student reported a suspicious person via the emergency call 110, the officials said. Amok alarm was triggered.
According to initial information, it is the Heinrich Böll Comprehensive School in Cologne-Chorweiler, reports 24RHEIN.* This school has a total of 1698 students. The police announced on Twitter that they had “no findings on an armed perpetrator” so far. The school grounds are still being searched to clarify the situation. “We are on site with many colleagues who are wearing special protective clothing.”
Amok alarm at school in Cologne: police search the site
“The students have locked themselves in their rooms,” the police said. A contact point for parents has been set up on Nogatstrasse in Cologne. Further backgrounds were initially unclear. The police asked on Twitter to refrain from any speculation. “We’re giving you reliable information here,” the officials emphasize. (svw with dpa) * 24RHEIN is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
Already on Tuesday (February 1st, 2022) an amok alarm at a school in Hamburg caused a large-scale operation. But the police were finally able to give the all-clear.
