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Two men injured with pepper spray gun at Frankfurt Airport

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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  • Two 20-year-old men were injured in the face by a pepper spray gun near Gateway Gardens at Frankfurt Airport early Sunday.
  • Police said three unidentified suspects approached the men without apparent reason, then fled by car.
  • Investigators recovered a spare magazine and cartridge and opened a dangerous bodily injury case.

Two 20-year-old men were injured with a pepper spray gun at Frankfurt Airport, police said.

Three unidentified suspects approached the men near Gateway Gardens at about 3:20 a.m. on Sunday and shot them in the face with the weapon. Police said the attack appeared to have happened without apparent reason.

The suspects then fled in a car in an unknown direction. Emergency responders treated the two injured men. While taking their report, police secured a spare magazine and a spare cartridge for a pepper spray gun.

Investigators are pursuing a case on suspicion of dangerous bodily injury.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. 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.