Police were called out to Boulevard J.F. Kennedy in Esch-sur-Alzette at around 11pm on Thursday. Several patrols arrived at the scene, where they found a drunk man sitting with an airsoft gun. Initial reports suggest he had been threatening numerous passersby with the weapon. No one was injured.
Officers confiscated the gun, as well as related items and 32 grammes of marijuana. They also seized an illegal knife. The man was deemed to represent a risk towards himself and others, and was therefore taken into custody and sent for a medical checkup.
In Diekirch, police intervened in a fight between two people on Rue du Herrenberg at around 9.15pm. The verbal altercation had turned physical, with one of the men injuring the other in the thigh with a knife. The injuries were said to be minor.
Police located the knife in a nearby garden. Both men were sent for checks and the victim received hospital treatment. An investigation is ongoing.
