Berlin — Two police officers were injured, one seriously, in an explosion Thursday night outside a police building in Berlin, according to authorities in the German capital.
The officers were on a routine security patrol when an unidentified object exploded near the fence.
“This evening, at around 8:20 pm, a serious security incident occurred at the fence” around the police building in the Wittenau district of northern Berlin, police posted on social media platform X.
One officer suffered injuries to the face and eyes, while the other experienced “sound trauma”. Both received medical treatment.
Heute Abend gegen 20:20 Uhr kam es an der Umzäunung unseres Polizeiabschnitts 12 in #Wittenau zu einem schweren Sicherheitsvorfall, bei dem eine Kollegin und ein Kollege während eines routinemäßigen Sicherheitsgangs zum Teil schwer verletzt wurden.
Nach ersten Ermittlungen… pic.twitter.com/kDAxdO1SCA
— Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) January 2, 2025
When questioned by AFP, a police spokesperson declined to provide further information about the incident.
The explosion comes after 30 German law enforcement officers were injured on New Year’s Eve, including one seriously by an illegally manufactured firework.
Five people died across the country in incidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year.
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Source: AFP
Picture: X/@polizeiberlin
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