Mentally Ill Polish Detained After Trying To Enter Russian Embassy In Berlin - Diplomats

BERLIN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th November, 2018) A mentally disturbed Polish citizen attempted to enter the territory of the Russian embassy in Berlin after which he was detained by the police, the diplomatic mission said on Thursday, citing preliminary data, amid media reports that a suspicious object had been found inside a car parked near the embassy.

"According to the preliminary data, a foreign national (purportedly a Polish citizen) parked his car with a Polish number next to the gate of the embassy located at Unter den Linden 63-65. After getting out of the car, he attempted to enter the territory of the diplomatic mission and request that he be granted protection. The police officers, who were keeping watch nearby, detained him in a timely manner. There is a suspicion that he is mentally ill," the embassy said in a statement.