Berlin bomb scare
Berlin’s famous square, Pariser Platz, was sealed off this morning after a bomb scare at the city’s US Embassy.
A 23-year-old German man is in custody after falsely claiming to have a bomb inside a suitcase he was attempting to bring into the Embassy building, close to the city’s landmark Brandenburg Gate.
According to reports, he became violent and tried to punch security staff when they tried to turn him away at the door at 7.30am.
As he was being arrested by Berlin police, he told them there was a bomb in his suitcase.
The area was immediately cleared and a police robot was brought in to open the bag and found only clothes and other personal items.
Berlin is currently hosting the major annual travel industry event, ITB, at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, around 5 miles from the Brandenburg Gate.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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