Christmas market TERROR: German police on alert after BOMB found near Potsdam
GERMAN police are on high alert after a bomb was discovered at a Christmas Market in Potsdam, near Berlin.
By VINCENT WOOD
Express.co.uk
Fri, Dec 1, 2017
Officers confirmed the bustling Potsdam market, 18 miles from Berlin, was evacuated following concerns over a “suspicious object”.
Officials later confirmed the package was an improvised explosive device (IED), with one local spotting wires poking through the item.
A convoy of special forces made their way to the scene on Brandenburger Strasse, along with a bomb disposal unit specialised in dealing with homemade devices.
The weapon has since been disarmed by officials, with people on the scene reporting a loud bang were heard across the city.
The object was described by the Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten newspaper as a package measuring 40×50 cm.
It was sent to a nearby Pharmacy as a “special delivery” – but as the shop’s owner opened the package he discovered “some weird wires poking through” and informed the authorities.
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