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Man urinating on to tourist boat from bridge causes several injuries

Three women and a man taken to hospital with minor head wounds

Saturday 22 June 2019 18:35 BST

Boats on the Spree River in Berlin (Bongarts/Getty Images)

Four people were injured after a man urinated off a bridge on to a tour boat in Berlin.

The city pleasure cruise was targeted as it passed underneath a road crossing on the River Spree.

Berlin Fire Department said the incident caused passengers on the top deck to jump up and hit their heads on the low-level Jannowitz bridge.

“As a pleasure boat on the Spree passed under a bridge, a person urinated from above on the ship,” the fire department tweeted.

“Several people jumped up and were injured while passing through. Four people were taken to hospital by ambulance.”

First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

The first pictures have been released of a polar bear cub that was born in Berlin's Tierpark Zoo on December 1.

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

The pictures were taken after the cub's first veterinary examination which revealed that the 11-week old is a female.

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

She is yet to be named and the zoo says that a name will not be announced until the cub and her mother Tonja are ready to make their first public appearance.

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

In recent years Tonja has given birth to two other cubs, though both died in infancy. Tierpark director Dr. Andreas Knieriem says that "infant mortality in polar bears is extremely high, especially within the first ten days of life. However we are all staying positive and keeping our fingers crossed for Tonja."

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

The pair have been living together in a birthing den where Tonja can raise her cub in privacy for the first few months.

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut, a polar bear at the nearby Zoo Berlin became hugely famous in 2006 when he was rejected by his mother at birth. He was able to survive by artificial incubation and developed a close relationship with his keeper.

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays at the Berlin Zoo in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays at the Berlin Zoo in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays at the Berlin Zoo in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut rests in his den at the Berlin Zoo in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays with his minder during his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Photographers struggle to get a view of Knut at his first public appearance on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut on his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut on his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays with his minder during his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut nuzzles with his minder during his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays with his minder during his first public outing on March 23 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut in March 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut at six months old plays with his keeper on June 22 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut at 11 months old in November 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut on his first birthday on December 5 2007

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut bathes, January 2008

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut plays in hay in January 2008

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut at two years old in September 2009

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Polar bear Giovanna joins Knut in his enclosure in September 2009

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut and Giovanna, on loan from the Munich Zoo, play together in January 2010

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut and Giovanna nuzzle in January 2010

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First pictures of the polar bear cub born in Berlin Zoo

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Knut and Giovanna nuzzle in January 2010

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The injured passengers, including three women, aged 38, 39, and 48, and a 54-year-old man, were discharged after receiving treatment to minor.

Sixteen rescue workers attended the scene on Friday.

Police described the incident as “abnormal” and said the suspect had not been identified.

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