Alarm bomb to Berlin on the launch day of EUR 2024i Championships Europeans Of soccerdue to the discovery of one Backpack suspected in a part of the fan zone set up for the competition. The area, not far from the Reichstag Building, was evacuated as a precaution and the security forces detained a man for checks. A police dog unit and the bomb squad were also on site.
Suspicious backpack in the fan area in Berlin: bomb threat, area evacuated
German security forces evacuated a section of the fan zone Euro 2024 near the Reichstag building a Berlinafter the discovery of one Backpack suspected.
The object was found on the afternoon of Friday 14 June, a few hours before the start of the sporting event, at the entrance to the area reserved for fans arriving in Germany to follow the European football championships.
After the discovery of the suspicious backpack, a closed area was set up within the fan zone dedicated to the European Football Championships
Bomb scare at Euro 2024: the intervention of the authorities, a man arrested
Following the discovery of luggage worthy of in-depth monitoring, a man was stopped for investigations.
As reported by the German newspaper Bilda team intervened on the scenedog unit of the state police and the bomb squad.
Beate Ostertagspokesperson for the Berlin police, said that as a precaution a restricted area had been set up and the suspicious bag was placed under examination.
The hypothesis of baggage abandoned because it was out of size
The discovery usually triggered an alarm as a precaution, but there is the hypothesis that there is a different and completely different motivation behind the episode. harmless.
In particular, it is possible that someone did not bring the backpack into the fan area because it exceeds the permitted size.
The reserved area extends for 200 meters but does not cover the entire fan zone. Three entrances have been closed, while one entrance remains open.
The incident, however, had no impact on visits to the “Fan Mile” in front of the Brandenburg Gatewhere entry was secured.
The Scottish fans incident at Weeze Airport ahead of Euro 2024
The alarm over the suspicious backpack in Berlin follows by a few hours another critical episode linked to the start of the European football championships. Five Scottish fansjust landed at the airport of Weeze to watch the inaugural match between Germany And Scotlandcaused a head-on collision with a rental car.
Following the accident, a total of six people were injured, including the person behind the wheel of the second car, a Mercedes. Two people would be in more serious conditions.
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