Crime: The European Trail was cleared due to a pepper spray attack – eleven people were injured



Three unidentified people spray pepper spray at the Europapassage in Hamburg (symbolic image).
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Using pepper spray at Europapassage Hamburg, three unknown perpetrators injured several people and triggered an evacuation of the shopping center. According to police, eleven people complained of respiratory irritation following the incident on Saturday night, and one woman had to be taken to hospital due to seizures. The perpetrators fled. After the Europapassage was ventilated and inspected by the fire department, it was reopened after an hour and a half.

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