State Interior Minister Herbert Reul said that 9,900 police officers were on duty in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia - 2,500 more than on a regular Thursday, German news agency dpa reported.
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Reul announced that the planned visit of the interior minister to the crime scene wouldn't take place because of the ongoing police operation in the affected areas of the city.
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