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Potsdam Christmas market bomb 'was attempt to extort' from DHL shipping company
Source: BBC
Potsdam bomb 'was attempt to extort' from DHL shipping company
3 December 2017 Europe
Police investigating a bomb found at a Christmas market in Germany on Friday say it was not terrorism but an attempt to blackmail the shipping company, DHL.
The nail bomb was sent in a parcel to a pharmacy near a market in Potsdam.
Police performed a controlled explosion on the device, which was full of explosives but had no detonator.
After scanning a QR code on the package, police found that those involved demanded millions of euros to not set the bomb off.
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3 December 2017 Europe
Police investigating a bomb found at a Christmas market in Germany on Friday say it was not terrorism but an attempt to blackmail the shipping company, DHL.
The nail bomb was sent in a parcel to a pharmacy near a market in Potsdam.
Police performed a controlled explosion on the device, which was full of explosives but had no detonator.
After scanning a QR code on the package, police found that those involved demanded millions of euros to not set the bomb off.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42214932
