Kuwait- Germany arrests man after threatening to blow up US embassy
Date
3/11/2016 7:13:30 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BERLIN March 11 (KUNA) -- German police arrested a man on Friday who claimed to have a bomb inside a suitcase after he was turned away from the US embassy in Berlin.The luggage was found to contain clothes and other personal belongings but the alert sparked the partial closure of Pariser Platz German police said.The incident started at around 7.30am (local time) when the man was turned away by security guards at the entrance to the nearby US Embassy a spokesperson for Berlin police said.He then allegedly became violent and attempted to punch the guards before being detained at the scene.The suspect a 23-year-old German man then shouted that there was a bomb inside the suitcase he left in front of the embassy entrance causing a security alert.A spokesperson for the US Embassy said the man had presented an American passport to staff that he said he wanted to renew but became angry when he was directed elsewhere. (end) anj.mb
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