What the records say
- When
- 12 Oct 1991
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 51.74° N, 9.41° E
- Description
- Attack against police officers in Rottmündetal forest car park, October 1991
1991 Holzminden ambush
Attack against police officers in Rottmündetal forest car park
On 12 October 1991, two Lower Saxony police officers were ambushed at a forest parking lot in Solling near Boffzenstenmord von Holzminden. After an extensive search, the two perpetrators were arrested four days later. The murder of the two police officers and the long-lasting court case attracted nationwide attention.
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