Berlin Cup coordinator shoots self (AP) Updated: 2006-07-12 08:55
BERLIN - The local World Cup coordinator for Berlin shot himself in the head
hours after Sunday's final in an apparent suicide attempt.
Police spokeswoman Claudia Schulz on Tuesday confirmed newspaper reports that
65-year-old Juergen Kiessling had shot himself. She said there was no indication
anyone else was involved, and she had no information on a possible motive.
The Bild daily reported Kiessling remains in a Berlin hospital.
Kiessling's duties for the World Cup included coordinating the "Fan Mile"
near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, a spot where hundreds of thousands of fans
watched the matches on giant screens during the monthlong tournament.
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