Holweide school incident: German police launch 'major operation' and tell public to stay away

A major operation has been launched in after an incident.

The police said emergency services rushed to Holweide, an area of Cologne, on Wednesday. Officers closed off the area around Gesamtschule Köln-Holweide - Holweide Comprehensive School - and asked people to avoid the area.

Details of the incident are unclear at the moment, but local police - Polizei Köln - said it would issue further updates on their social media accounts, including X, formerly called , and . Polizei Köln tweeted: "In the area of #Holweide there is a major police operation. We have many emergency personnel on site and are clarifying the situation.

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"We are closing off the area around Holweide Comprehensive School. Please avoid the area. Follow us here and on Facebook." The has contacted Polizei Köln and Gesamtschule Köln-Holweide for further information on the incident.