In Berlin is a child according to Accident doctors through illegal ones Firecrackers was seriously injured. The child is currently being treated for a “suspected bullet bomb injury,” the Berlin Accident Hospital (UKB) said on X. One of the child’s hands is completely destroyed. “Other deep injuries” on the body would have had to be treated. The RBB initially reported.
The year before, a similar case attracted attention. At that time there was a seven-year-old boy in Berlin critically injured by a bullet bomb been. After an emergency operation and numerous other operations, the boy is still affected by the accident to this day.
Ball bombs consist of various pyrotechnic mixtures and therefore contain a large amount of explosive mass. They can weigh several kilograms. In Germany, the purchase and use of ball bombs by private individuals is prohibited. Their use is only permitted for state-certified pyrotechnicians.
Police union and environmentalists are calling for a ban on firecrackers
The police union (GdP) in Berlin spoke out after renewed riots with fireworks for a ban on firecrackers out of. “We need one Pyrotechnics ban for private use,” said GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro on RBB Inforadio. He demanded that something change in the framework conditions.
Last New Year’s Eve it was quieter than the previous year, but the situation was still far from being acceptable from a police perspective. “We cannot speak of a normal or peaceful New Year’s Eve,” he said. Accordingly, there were numerous attacks with firecrackers, batteries and rockets on emergency services. This should never become normal.
The head of the German Nature Conservation Association (Nabu), Jörg-Andreas Krüger, also criticized the effects of New Year’s Eve with regard to environmental damage through chemicals, fine dust pollution and garbage. German Environmental Aid spoke of a devastating outcome on New Year’s Eve.
On New Year’s Eve there were again attacks on emergency and rescue workers in numerous German cities. In Berlin alone, the police counted 35 injured officers.
