Even after the violent outbursts of violence on New Year’s Eve, the emergency services in Berlin do not seem to be able to rest. As the “Bild” reports, there was another fireworks attack on an ambulance in the German capital on Monday evening. The victim of the attack was the so-called “Stroke-Einsatzmobil” (Stemo), a special ambulance used for the care of stroke patients.
The violent attacks on police officers and emergency services in Berlin at the turn of the year caused consternation in and around Germany. Hundreds of perpetrators were out for a riot and attacked the emergency services with rockets, fireworks and bottles.
As the newspaper reports, Stemo rescuers went to the Berlin district of Hellersdorf around 9 p.m. on Sunday evening because of a stroke patient. As soon as we arrived, a blast suddenly came from the fourth floor of the building. This hit the roof of the 1.5 million expensive ambulance and then exploded there. The paramedics immediately called the police, who arrived a short time later.
Forces are attacked again and again
However, the attacker did not stop at just one attack. As the newspaper continues, he would have thrown three more explosives a few minutes later. No one was hit – the fireworks exploded between the cars.
Despite the attacks, the rescuers deployed were able to successfully complete their mission. Attempts by the police to confront the perpetrator of the attack failed. In vain they rang the doorbell and knocked on the door of the alleged Böller attacker. The police have now started investigating the case.
As Benjamin Jendro, spokesman for the Berlin police union GDP, told the newspaper, the latest incident shows that these kinds of attacks are not a “Neukölln specialty on New Year’s Eve”. Throughout the year there are repeated acts of violence where emergency services are attacked with stones, bottles, pyros or other weapons.
The investigation into the New Year’s Eve riots in Berlin is in full swing. And the number of arrests has been revised downwards. In the beginning there were 145 people, now there are 38. Most of them are Germans, as the “Tagesspiegel” reports. (dzc)