Video: Police Looking For Young Suspect In Central Budapest Blast
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
Police are looking for a suspect in his early twenties who targeted two police officers in a bomb attack in central Budapest late on Saturday, the national chief of police said. Two police officers, a 23-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old man, were injured when walking past a ground-level shop near the Grand Boulevard, doing their regular rounds, at 10.36 pm, Károly Papp told a press conference.
The two police officers were hospitalised with lifethreatening and serious injuries, and have since been stabilised, but are still in intensive care, he said.
A homemade shrapnel bomb was used in the explosion.
Police are looking for a suspect aged 20-25 and 170 centimetres in height, who was wearing a light-coloured fishing cap, a dark canvas jacket, blue jeans and white trainers, he said, adding that there is a 10 million forint (EUR 32,600) reward for providing useful information on the suspect.
Parliament’s national security committee has been convened for Monday morning to hear reports from authorities on the blast.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
MTI photo: Lakatos Péter
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