German Christmas market ‘unlikely’ the target in bomb scare
BERLIN — German police said Saturday it appeared doubtful that a suspicious package containing nails that led to a bomb scare in a city near Berlin was targeted at a Christmas market.
The package was delivered Friday to a pharmacy on the same street as the market in downtown Potsdam. Officers destroyed the suspicious package, which contained nails and an unidentified powder, in a controlled explosion. Police said the package didn’t appear to be a viable device.
“According to evidence so far, our investigators think it is rather unlikely that the Christmas market was the target,” Potsdam police tweeted, adding they are continuing the search for the sender of the package.
They didn’t release any further details.