German police evacuate Terminal 1 of Berlin-Brandenburg airport after dangerous substance alert
Quick Look
- The German Police evacuated Terminal 1 of the Berlin-Brandenburg airport after a woman claimed to be carrying a potentially dangerous substance, according to police sources cited by the newspaper Welt.
- The alarm was activated at 5:45 p.m. and, after being unable to determine the material, an evacuation was ordered while the emergency services acted in the area.
- So far, the nature or danger of the substance has not been confirmed.
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Why It Matters
The German Police acted after an alert from a woman who claimed to be carrying a dangerous substance at the Berlin-Brandenburg airport, which caused the evacuation of Terminal 1.
The German Police evacuated Terminal 1 of the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) this Thursday after a woman claimed that she was carrying a potentially dangerous substance, as reported by the newspaper Welt citing police sources.
The alarm was activated around 5:45 p.m., when a woman went to a Federal Police post located at the airport itself and told the agents that she was carrying a dangerous substance. Given the impossibility of determining what material it was and ruling out that it could pose a risk, the authorities activated an alert for dangerous materials and ordered the terminal to be evacuated.
As a result of the operation, passengers had to leave Terminal 1 while emergency services deployed troops to the area. At the moment, the authorities have not specified what substance the woman was carrying nor has it been confirmed that it was dangerous.
Open Questions
- What substance was the woman carrying exactly?
- Was it confirmed as dangerous or harmless?
- What was the reason for the woman's statement?
- Will legal action be taken against the woman for false alarm?
