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Cops pointed guns at a man in a black 4x4 Mercedes who was attempting to join the German Chancellor's motorcade during her visit to the capital of the Czech Republic.

She was making her way from the airport, when the suspicious vehicle being driven by an armed man pulled up.

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Police spokesman Josef Bocan said: "He is suspected of attempting to cause a crime – specifically an attempt to use violence against an official."

There are fears the incident may have been the lead-up to an assassination attempt or a kidnap plot.

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Merkel was in Prague to meet with Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.

Detectives are currently investigating the motive for the attack.

Mr Bocan said: "Thanks to the professional actions of officers, Angela Merkel’s life was not in danger."

The driver of the Mercedes refused to obey orders from police cars accompanying MerkelCops said he "tried to join the procession at all costs, cutting off a police vehicle that was trying to stop him" and only stopped "after police warned him that they were going to shoot".

Police found a baton, a canister of tear gas and handcuffs in the man's car.