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Police respond in central Maribor as witnesses report hearing gunshots
🇸🇮 Slovenia /Crime & Justice

Police respond in central Maribor as witnesses report hearing gunshots

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police surrounded Trg Leona Štuklja in central Maribor shortly after 3 p.m. and detained several people.
  • Witnesses described a dispute involving several people and reported possible gunfire and a knife, but police said they could not confirm those details.
  • Police said they were still investigating what happened and the motive, and that there was no danger to the public.

Police cordoned off Trg Leona Štuklja in central Maribor shortly after 3 p.m. after witnesses reported a dispute involving several people and possible gunfire.

People at the scene also said one of those involved may have been carrying a knife. Police detained several people as they investigated the incident.

Boštjan Velički of the Maribor Police Administration said officers had been notified that a firearm might have been used. He said police could not confirm that report or the claim that one suspect carried a knife.

Authorities were still determining what happened and what prompted the dispute. Velički said there was no danger to people in the area.

There was no danger to people.

— Boštjan VeličkiThe Maribor police representative said the public was not at risk.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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