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title: "Manhunt under way in Berlin after bag of explosives left at train station"
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# Manhunt under way in Berlin after bag of explosives left at train station

> BERLIN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - German police are searching for a man who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by federal officers, according to police.

By Reuters · Published 31 October 2024, 15:07 SAST · Updated 31 October 2024, 15:07 SAST

## Key points
- In a scene straight out of a thriller, Berlin police are on the hunt for a mysterious man who ditched a bag of explosives at a station, leaving behind a trail of intrigue and a controlled explosion in a nearby park.
- Police in Berlin are investigating a suspect linked to explosives found at Neukoelln station.
- The suspect fled after being stopped by authorities, leaving behind a suspicious bag.
- A controlled explosion was conducted in a nearby park after the bag was discovered.
- Reports suggest the bag contained TATP, a highly unstable explosive often used in attacks, though police have not confirmed this.

## Content

"We are investigating all possibilities," a police spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, adding that authorities had not yet been able to identify the suspect.

Police said they stopped the man in the German capital's Neukoelln station on Wednesday afternoon. He fled the scene and explosives were found in the bag he left behind, according to a post on social media platform X.

The bag was brought to a nearby park where a controlled explosion took place, the post said.

The Bild newspaper reported that the bag had contained triacetone triperoxide, an unstable white explosive powder known as TATP and often used in extremist attacks on the public.

Police could neither confirm nor deny the report on the type of explosive.

(Reporting by Rachel More, Editing by Miranda Murray)