The German police They have been searching for almost 24 hours for a man who was intercepted on Wednesday at a train station in Berlin with a bag containing half a kilo of explosive material and a possible incendiary device, according to local media reported this Thursday.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was detained by police at Neukoelln station, in the south of the German capital, on Wednesday afternoon. However, He managed to escape and explosives were later found in his bag. that he left behind.
A police spokesman confirmed to the newspaper Tagesspiegel that the explosive material was detonated on Wednesday night in a controlled manner in a park in the German capital.
According to the media of the Axel Springer group, the bag contained 530 grams of triacetone triperoxide or TATP, a highly explosive substance frequently used in the manufacturing homemade devices for jihadist attacks.
Along with this substance, they found a plastic bottle wrapped with wires and a paper bag with wiresof which the tabloid has published images Bild.
The Berlin Police, who have not provided details of the suspect, have reported on their social networks that he fled when he was stopped at around 3:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday at the Neukölln commuter station.
Apparently, the individual dropped the bag while fleeing down the platform.
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