Major police operation ongoing in German city of Chemnitz

October 08, 2016 18:26

Officers are carrying out a major operation in the German city of Chemnitz "because of the suspicion of a planned bomb attack," Saxony police said on Saturday.

According to CNN reports no suspect has yet been detained, police said. An explosion heard at the scene "was a protective measure taken by the police," the police force said via Twitter, as it warned people in the area to stay indoors.

Saxony Police spokeswoman Kathlen Zink told CNN a controlled explosion had been carried out by police.

She could not give any information as to where the suspected attack with explosives was meant to take place.

The police urged people via Twitter not to post photographs or video to social media as the operation, focused on an apartment block in the Fritz-Heckert district, was ongoing.

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