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Police Lock Down Sonthofen Center Over Reported Threat as Special Unit Deploys

Police urge people to avoid the downtown cordon, stating there is no danger to the wider public.

Overview

  • A large operation began around midday Friday with heavily equipped officers securing parts of the Oberallgäu town.
  • Authorities say a reported "threat situation" triggered the response, and they have not disclosed the nature of the threat.
  • Access was restricted in the city center, with cordons reported between Hirschstraße and Spitalplatz.
  • Local media report an incident in a multi-family building on Hirschstraße with a person possibly barricaded, along with SEK and a police drone unit on scene.
  • Police say they are deployed with a substantial contingent and ask residents and passersby to steer clear until the operation ends.