Credit: Ali Sahib, Chronicle.lu
The Grand Ducal Police reported that a man had been taken into temporary protective custody after allegedly threatening several people with an airsoft pistol in Esch-sur-Alzette on Thursday 15 October 2026.
At around 23:00 on Thursday, police received a report of an armed person in the area of Boulevard J. F. Kennedy. Several police patrols went to the scene and located a man shortly afterwards.
According to the police, the man was heavily intoxicated. An airsoft pistol was found next to him and seized. Initial findings indicated that the man had previously threatened several people with the pistol. Nobody was injured.
During the subsequent search, police seized accessories for the airsoft pistol as well as approximately 32 grams of marijuana. During a house search, further accessories and a prohibited knife were confiscated.
As the man posed a danger to himself and others due to his condition, he was taken into temporary protective custody following a medical examination.
A corresponding police report was drawn up.
