China News Network, March 3 According to the German "Bild" reported on the 29th, a masked man broke into the building where German Chancellor Scholz's residence was located on the evening of the 27th, but Scholz was meeting overnight at the Chancellery, and the security department has now strengthened security measures.
According to reports, at about 26:8 p.m. on the 30th, a masked man broke into the building where Scholz and his wife Britta Ernst lived.
Image source: Screenshot of the German newspaper Bild report
Beate Kardels, a spokeswoman for the Brandenburg State Police, told the media, "At around 8:30 p.m. [Sunday night], a neighbor in Scholz told us that someone was trying to break into his apartment. We immediately drove to the scene, but the perpetrators had fled after being discovered. ”
Cardells added that police were looking for clues at the scene of the incident and obtained surveillance footage. Surveillance footage shows a man wearing a Halloween hoodie, gloves and headlamp sneaking into the building. Sources said the burglar was spotted while trying to break into a home and then fled.
However, Scholz himself was not at home at the time of the incident, and he was attending a meeting of the governing coalition at the Chancellery, which lasted all night until the next morning.
Kadels also said that "there is no danger to the prime minister ... There is currently no indication that the attempted break-in was linked to the Prime Minister. "Police are currently pursuing the criminal and have stepped up patrols in and around the building.
According to reports, since 2021, the Scholz couple has been living in an apartment building in Potsdam, when they moved because of several burglaries while in their old home.