Traces of the night weren’t visible to residents until Wednesday. In the explosion house, that’s the reason Risk of collapse As investigations continued, the area was still cordoned off at midday and several windows were missing. Traces of successive fires are also seen. An apartment building across the street was almost as badly hit. The videos prove it Massive explosion.

“It rained glass,” said Elizabeth B., 35. He says in bewilderment. A mother of two young children resides Wall to wall with dead man. Fortunately, his apartment had already been evacuated by the emergency services at the time of the explosion. The deceased is said to be one A 47-year-old Serb Drama. According to P. he was completely inconspicuous and always well dressed.

Background of the crime, whether the man was in an exceptional psychological state or a cause, It wasn’t entirely clear early Wednesday.

First, criminals are likely to be there Dams In any case, it must have come from a Polish citizen. “I sat at the window and watched the Polish negotiating team communicate in Polish through a megaphone,” said Evelina K. He describes the moments shortly before the explosion. According to the 27-year-old, the man barricaded himself in the residence An ultimatum was givenHe ignored.

“He turned off the TV so he didn’t have to talk to his colleagues,” she said LKA Intelligence Service Manager Gerhard Winkler On Wednesday. Access was granted because it appeared that other voices could be heard from the apartment – perhaps the television – and because no one else could rule out that it was under human control.

“Feel the heat of the flames on my skin”

The explosion occurred after the apartment was opened. Evalina K.: “At first I thought nothing would happen With ice cream in the window sat down Suddenly it went “up” and I felt the heat of the flames on my skin and she quickly came to safety.

Little pensioner Jolanda K. was also lucky The pressure wave caused it to stumble, she was in the kitchen opposite the courtyard at the time of the explosion. Before, according to the 83-year-old, he stood at the window He saw the raging manHe threw things out the window. Unlike other witnesses, she saw his face and bald head. After the noise, she went straight to the room. She was waiting there Short sea.

Gerhard S., who lives above the woman, had a similar experience. “I was standing in the kitchen in my underwear around 9pm when WEGA told me Almost broke the door“, he says, pointing to scratches on his wooden door A heavily armed police officer He wanted to stay in his room placed in position. The angle didn’t match, so he pulled back.

Many were injured, but still lucky

The 55-year-old tried to calm down. When he heard the “clunk,” as his ventilator started up with suddenly increased dust levels, “it was clear to him that something was going on. flew in the air War”.

Unlike seven others, including police officers, S. mortally wounded or more deaths Fortunately, Criminal Winkler isn’t talking about “almost one”; Wunder“Because the explosion was so strong. Since there were no explosives in the apartment, one was being used. Gas decomposition – possibly due to manipulation – is considered.

Despite the explosion, the resident came out of the apartment with an object in his hand The Cobra attacked the officers. “It’s still unclear if he was armed,” Winkler said. The apartment was later Messr and A An empty gun detected. The Police officers used guns. According to the LKA official, it is not clear whether the person died as a result or the explosion was ultimately fatal. This may be the case Postmortem More detailed information will be forthcoming, which should take place on Wednesday.