Device found near German market was not terror-related, police say

Suspicious package that sparked evacuation is thought to have been part of blackmail attempt against DHL

A suspicious package which prompted the evacuation of a Christmas market near Berlin on Friday was not terror-related but part of an attempt to blackmail the German logistics giant DHL, police say.

The delivery of parcel containing nails and an improvised explosive device to a pharmacy in the city of Potsdam on Friday triggered the temporary evacuation of the nearby Christmas market.

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