Woman injured in firecracker throw in Lüneburg

A woman was injured in Lüneburg when a firecracker exploded at her feet. The 42-year-old suffered a short-term hearing loss after a teenager threw the firecracker at her feet, the police announced on Sunday. In Lindau, Bavaria, there were two incidents while purchasing fireworks, in which one customer was injured.

In Stuttgart and Wilhelmshaven, cars were damaged by fireworks. According to the police, there were 13 parked vehicles in the Baden-Württemberg state capital that were damaged, mainly to their paint. On Saturday, several emergency calls were received because around 15 young people and adolescents were setting off fireworks. The group initially fled from the arriving police. She apparently came back later, they said.

The police came out again and checked several people. They also received information about a car with pyrotechnics and fireworks being distributed from the trunk. Witnesses also said that some fireworks were fired specifically at passers-by. For this reason, attempted dangerous bodily harm is also being investigated.

According to police, in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, a group of young men burned fireworks in the immediate vicinity of a parked car in which two women were sitting. Here too the car was damaged.

In Lindau, two customers argued over fireworks in a supermarket and hit each other, as the police in Kempten said. One of the realized people then left.

A customer was injured in a supermarket in Lindau. An employee wanted to refill the shelves for the police, but was quickly pushed into the warehouse by the large crowd. He threw the fireworks into the crowd so that customers standing further back could also get something.

A battery of fireworks hit the upper lip of a 21-year-old. He needs stitches in the hospital. The supermarket employee is being investigated for negligent bodily harm.

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