Police were also working closely with the German federal police and Interpol.

For now he just wanted to get their attention, and hopefully the attention of the German Federal Police.

Chalmers came to the attention of police after being tracked by German federal police and US Homeland security officers.

Two German federal police helicopters collided this morning near Berlin's Olympic Stadium causing multiple serious injuries to officers on board, a police spokesman said.

The German federal police officers, in black protective vests, are waiting on the platform of Flensburg's redbrick expressionist station when the train glides in.

The German federal police told Reuters on Tuesday that 151 crimes against asylum shelters were committed in Germany this year, including 25 arson attacks.