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German police find body after fire incident near Nuremberg

German police have found the body of a man linked to a fire and a threat with a firearm in Altdorf near Nuremberg in Bavaria.

They gave the all-clear and lifted a closure on the nearby A3 motorway. No one was injured in the incident, which began with an emergency call about a fire in a house and in a nearby forest.

The police had previously cordoned off part of the forest on their wanted list for the man who had threatened a firefighter with a firearm.

A firearm with burn marks was found near his body.

The police are on their way to a major operation in Altdorf near Nuremberg. After a fire involving a "threatening situation"The police surrounded a forest area in Altdorf near Nuremberg on the wanted list. Pia Bayer/dpaThe police are on their way to a major operation in Altdorf near Nuremberg. After a fire involving a "threatening situation"The police surrounded a forest area in Altdorf near Nuremberg on the wanted list. Pia Bayer/dpa

The police are on a major operation in Altdorf near Nuremberg. After a fire with a “threatening situation”, the police have surrounded a forest area in Altdorf near Nuremberg on the wanted list. Pia Bayer/dpa