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TEHRAN, December 1 - German police have discovered an explosive device at a Christmas market in the city of Potsdam.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The area was evacuated following an earlier report about a suspicious package. Police are “currently deployed to central Potsdam because a suspicious package [was found there],” the local police department said in a Twitter post.
Local officers had already cordoned off the area around the suspicious object and requested assistance of specialist officers, the statement added.
Police also closed several roads adjacent to the area, German media report. A bomb disposal unit is currently examining the suspicious package, the police said.
An employee working in a local pharmacy was the first to report the suspicious package to the police. The object was reportedly planted on a children’s carousel located at the Christmas market, local media report, citing unnamed witnesses.
The package is reported to be 50 centimeters long and 40 centimeters wide. It was delivered to the pharmacy, where an employee opened it to find suspicious wires and devices inside, a local police spokesman, Peter Meyritz, told Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten.
The bomb-disposal unit has confirmed that the suspicious package is indeed an explosive device, German police said on Twitter. Officers urged people to clear the area using loud-speakers.
Police have also expanded the cordoned-off area. In the meantime, the city authorities have urged people to avoid the Christmas market.
Source: RT
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