Halle on the Saale
Suspicion of building a bomb in an apartment building: suspect in custody
The police have evacuated a residential building in Halle an der Saale
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A man in Halle an der Saale is said to have drunkenly threatened neighbors with a gun and used racist insults. The police apparently found an explosive device in his apartment.
On Saturday, the police found an object in the apartment that, according to initial investigations, was an explosive device. A police spokesman said the damage would have been caused by a possible detonation. The item has been secured – the danger has been averted. Around 50 residents had to temporarily leave their homes for safety reasons.
Suspicion of building a bomb in Halle
On Saturday afternoon, the police were informed that the 36-year-old was making racist comments from the apartment building on Schlosserstrasse and threatening passers-by with what was believed to be a rifle, it was said. When the man’s apartment was checked, it turned out to be a toy gun. However, the police found several suspicious objects and then called in an explosives detection dog and colleagues from the State Criminal Police Office.