Police have evacuated a Christmas market and the surrounding area in the German city of Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, December 1, 2017, to investigate a suspicious object. Reuters/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN - 3 December 2017: German authorities investigating the delivery of a package containing powerful firecrackers, wires and nails to a pharmacy near a Christmas market in the city of Potsdam said on Sunday it was criminal activity rather than "terrorism. The Christmas market was evacuated and the package was made safe by a police robot.DHL warned the public not to open packages if they did not recognise the sender's address or if the sender's address was suspicious. "As we find ourselves approaching Christmas, which is not only a time of peace, but also a time when many presents are sent, such an act of extortion is reprehensible," Schroeter told the news conference. The extortion letter addressed to DHL was found in the barcode.

Source: Egypt Today December 03, 2017 18:56 UTC