BERLIN — Two US troopers have been arrested in Germany over the demise of a younger man at a funfair within the west of the nation, German police stated Sunday.
“Following the murder of a 28-year-old man, two suspects were arrested… They are American servicemen,” police within the western metropolis of Treves stated in an announcement.
The demise occurred when an altercation broke out between a number of folks at a funfair within the small city of Wittlich, within the state of Rhineland-Palatinate between Treves and Koblenz, on Saturday night time.
During the struggle the sufferer “was stabbed to death,” and “four people, two men and two women, ran away from the scene of the crime,” police stated, citing witnesses.
Two members of the fleeing group had been rapidly recognized, as a 25- and 26-year-old whom police arrested earlier than handing them over to US authorities, who will take cost of the case “in accordance with NATO statutes,” the police added.
“We’ve never experienced anything like this here,” stated Wittlich mayor Joachim Rodenkirch when interviewed by the native press.
The United States has had troops stationed in Germany since World War II, however their numbers have declined for the reason that fall of the Berlin Wall from round 200,000 troopers in 1990 to 34,500 right this moment. — Agence France-Presse
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
