At the northern end of Oberursel the cycle path leading out of the town stops, although overtaking cyclists is prohibited at the level crossing. There are calls for the cycle path to be continued up to the Hohemark:
The day the terror threat came to Oberursel
May 3, 2015 By 1 Comment
It was Thursday, 30th April, 2015. I don’t know exactly when I read the message, but the post on Facebook at 5.32am simply read “Does anyone what was happening in Oberursel last night? SWAT team, explosives unit… where was it and why?”
Just as I was leaving to head into town the local radio answered the “where” part of that question: near Edeka on the Hohemarkstraße. Somewhere I was about to drive past. Minutes later as I passed the house number 143, there were police vehicles everywhere. I estimate that there were about 10 police cars and at least one van containing special equipment.
Hohemarkstraße 143 in Oberursel where the arrests took place
Soon information started to come out about the arrests of a couple who had been living there, apparently police had searched a flat and a car, finding explosives and firearms. [Read more…]
