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Police Mönchengladbach: Several people injured by pepper spray - perpetrators on the run
Published on May 26, 2025
On Saturday (May 24, 2025) there were several incidents in Mönchengladbach in which people were injured by pepper spray.The perpetrators are previously unknown and the police are asking for helping to search for those responsible.
Unknowns exude irritant gas on bus - several passengers injured
The first incident occurred around 8:30 p.m.The police forces were alerted to Dahlener Strasse in Rheydt.According to testimonies, unknown persons exhaled a kind of irritant gas on a bus.
Many passengers complained during the bus ride over their scratch and cough.As witnesses reported, the substance from a group of around 10-12 young people was exhausted.These had climbed at a stop at the city forest and had left the bus on Bootstrasse in Rheydt.
The people are said to have been between 15 and 20 years old and everyone was dressed in dark.One of them carried a large box with them.The passengers concerned were treated with minor injuries in the ambulance.
Second incident: Two men attacked at the bike station
At around 8:45 p.m., the police were then called to Heinrich-Sturm-Straße.Here a 49-year-old and a 41-year-old reported that a man with blond hair sprayed pepper spray in their eyes.
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The two men had sat in the area of the bike station when a group of 15 to 20 people passed them.The attack then took place from the group.All people were 20 to 25 years old and had moved towards Vitusbad.
The 49 and 41-year-old were taken to a hospital for further treatment with the ambulance.
In both cases, the police immediately initiated a search for the suspects.However, this was without success.Witnesses who can provide information about the suspects are asked to report on 02161 290.(Red)
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