Anxious moments in Berlin after shocking find of explosives at a train station

Last updated: 2024/10/31 at 10:29 PM

starconnect Published 31 October 2024

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin: The silhouette of a Heckler & Koch SFP9 police service weapon, caliber 9 mm, can be seen in front of the lettering "Polizei" on the door of an emergency vehicle. German police officers have already fatally shot significantly more people while on duty this year than in previous years, according to an analysis of police reports by dpa. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa

Admin l Thursday, October 31, 2024

BERLIN – A manhunt was under way in Berlin on Thursday after a man left behind a bag full of explosives at a train station following a routine police stop.

Investigators are continuing to search for the man, who fled the scene at Neukölln train station in southern Berlin after being stopped by police on Wednesday afternoon.
The explosive material was then safely detonated by police in a nearby park.

German media reported that the material found in the man’s bag was triacetone triperoxide (TATP), citing security sources in the German capital.

The explosive is widely used by criminals targeting cash machines, but also by terrorists, including in the major attacks in Brussels and Paris.

A police spokeswoman said on Thursday she could “neither confirm nor deny” the reports.
Investigators are continuing to probe the background to the incident, including using footage from the train station.

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