Prosecutors charge man who hugged Germany's Scholz on airport tarmac

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2024-12-19

Frankfurt (dpa) - A man who managed to drive with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's motorcade onto the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport and embrace the chancellor in a bizarre incident in May 2023 is now facing criminal charges. The man is accused of endangering road traffic and trespassing, said Dominik Mies, spokesman for the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office, told dpa. The charges have been submitted to the district court in Frankfurt. The man, dr......

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