Security Summit: The Railway Focuses on More Security Personnel and Body Cams
In response to a deadly attack on a train attendant, German railways are prioritizing increased security personnel and the introduction of body cameras, although funding for these measures remains uncertain.
"It must be noted that such ad-hoc acts are completely unavoidable"
Following the fatal attack on a train attendant in Rhineland-Palatinate, police union representative Andreas Roßkopf demands more federal police officers at train stations and the use of body cams.
“For the first time, we have rolled out these body cams nationwide”
The spokesperson for the Berlin Fire Department, Vinzenz Kasch, reviews the violence affecting Germany during the New Year's transition, including fatalities and assaults on police.
Ball bombs, focal point districts, danger warnings – This is how the police prepare for New Year's Eve
The Berlin police are implementing a ten-point plan for their New Year's Eve operation, deploying around 4,300 officers, who will wear body cams for the first time.