A Euro 2024 fan zone has been locked down in Berlin after a suspicious package was found hours before the first game of the tournament kicks off tonight.
Cops in the German capital announced the find and sent in bomb-sniffing dogs and a disposal squad, while Bild reported that one man has been arrested.
The German tabloid reported that suspicious backpack was found at the entrance to the fan zone, prompting the fan zone outside the Reichstag to be cleared.
‘A restricted area has been set up for safety reasons,’ Berlin spokeswoman Beate Ostertag said. ‘The baggage is now being examined.
‘It could also be that someone did not take it into the fan zone because the bag is larger than the permitted DIN A4 size,’ she added.
Police said the restricted area is roughly 200metres wide, but does not impact the entire fan zone.
Three entrances have been closed but it is understood that one remains open to fans.
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A Euro 2024 fan zone has been locked down in Berlin after a suspicious package was found hours before the first game of the tournament
The Reichstag fan zone on Friday after it was cleared by police officers amid security concerns
A street is cleared and cordoned off by police officers as they inspect a suspicious package near the fan park
A police van is seen as police officers inspect a suspicious package near the fan park
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