Young man dies after being shot during police chase in Germany

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2026-04-05

Frankfurt (dpa) - A 22-year-old has died after he was shot by officers during a police chase in south-western Germany, prosecutors said on Sunday. The incident unfolded at around 1 am (2300 GMT Saturday) after a vehicle attempted to evade a police check north-east of Saarbrücken, a city on the French border some 150 kilometres from Frankfurt. The 22-year-old was driving the vehicle carrying two more men, a 23-year-old and a 19-year-old. The 19-ye......

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