Tuesday nightPolice respond to armed incident at Mersch supermarket

RTL Today
A tense confrontation unfolded in a Mersch parking lot Tuesday night as two people - one armed, the other masked - demanded names from bystanders before police intercepted their getaway vehicle.
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Luxembourg police were called to a supermarket in Mersch on Tuesday night following reports of two individuals brandishing a weapon.

According to a police statement, a group of people had gathered in the parking lot when two individuals exited a car – one allegedly carrying a weapon, the other wearing a balaclava. After demanding names from the group, the pair drove away. Officers later located and stopped their vehicle.

A search uncovered two blank-firing pistols, a truncheon, a switchblade, a balaclava, and a large sum of cash. Police issued a fine for violations of weapons laws.

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