Berlin police give all clear after emergency alert at school

Berlin police gave the all clear after receiving an emergency alert on Wednesday morning about a man roaming around classrooms at a local school carrying a weapon-like object and stowing bags in the building. The operation ended at around 12:50 p.m.

Berlin police gave the all clear after receiving an emergency alert on Wednesday morning about a man roaming around classrooms at a local school carrying a weapon-like object and stowing bags in the building.

The operation ended at around 12:50 p.m. (1050 GMT) without such a man being found, a police spokesperson said. Students and teachers had been asked via loudspeaker to stay in their classrooms while emergency services searched the building looking for the man.

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