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Afghan who stormed toward Merkel has psychological problems

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Police say a man from Afghanistan who tried to reach German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she exited Parliament has been committed to a psychiatric clinic.

German TV stations showed the man shouting unintelligibly while being tackled by plainclothes police as Merkel walked out of the Bundestag following her election for a fourth term Wednesday.

The man was tackled to the ground about 20 feet (6 meters) away from Merkel as she got into her car.

Berlin police said today the 23-year-old, whose name hasn't been released, has psychological problems but his actions "weren't religiously or politically motivated."

The man is being investigated on suspicion of resisting arrest.

 

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First Published: Mar 16 2018 | 12:05 AM IST

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