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Two people died in Germany and Austria, probably because they were handling homemade fireworks. The day before, a 12-year-old was fatally injured in the Netherlands.
The German authorities had banned the sale of fireworks this year to prevent injuries.
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Nevertheless, firecrackers and rockets were detonated across the country.
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A total of three people died in connection with fireworks.
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A man in Germany, a man in Austria and a 12-year-old in the Netherlands were fatally injured.
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In the first two cases, homemade fireworks are said to have been involved.
In many places, the new year started more quietly than before the corona pandemic. In Germany and large parts of France, fireworks were not allowed to be sold before the turn of the year in order not to further burden the rescue services and hospitals with injured people – nevertheless, firecrackers might be heard and rockets might be seen, not a few of them probably came from illegal sources. Fiddling with firecrackers, presumably self-made, cost two people their lives.
In Hennef near Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia), a man had a fatal accident at a New Year’s Eve party. Like the police to the “Image” says a 37-year-old man was fatally injured in an explosion. Due to the severity of the injuries, he has not yet been able to be identified. A second man was seriously injured in the same accident. Apparently, the two should have had a self-made fireworks.
Another fatality due to fireworks was reported from Austria. A 23-year-old man became according to ORF be fatally injured by a misfired homemade bullet bomb. Three other people were injured, some seriously.
A twelve-year-old boy was killed in a New Year’s Eve bang in the Netherlands. Another boy suffered serious injuries on Friday in the community of Haaksbergen not far from Enschede, as the ANP news agency reported. According to the information, the children had not handled fireworks themselves, but only watched a man detonate magnesium powder with a device known as a “Klaphamer” (a hammer). The man was arrested. How the accident happened exactly, according to the police, initially remained unclear.
Several people were injured, including an 11-year-old
In Leipzig, a man was life-threateningly injured when a firecracker, presumably also a self-made one, was ignited, as a police spokesman said. In Berlin, all twelve people injured in the explosion had to be taken to clinics for treatment, as the fire brigade announced on New Year’s morning. According to the fire brigade, the youngest injured is an eleven-year-old boy.
In Stuttgart, around midnight at the central Schlossplatz, clashes broke out between party-goers and the police. Some aggressive party-goers harassed the officials and pelted them with firecrackers. The police said they used batons and pepper spray once morest the crowd. One police officer suffered a bang and two others were slightly injured.
In Germany, however, it tended to remain largely calm: “Here and there there were a few firecrackers, here and there a little brawl. In relation to the occasion, it was minimal, ”said a police spokesman in Hamburg. At the beginning of 2022, according to the police, it was “quieter than usual” in the Connewitz district of Leipzig. Two years ago there had been serious riots there. This time there were also clashes, the police advanced with increased forces. 300 to 500 people blocked the street next to a burning shopping cart. But at around 2 a.m., the situation was under control once more. There were no injuries.
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(DPA/roy)
