The German police said that in a suspicious package that was found today at the Christmas fair in the city of Potsdam, there were nails and unidentified powder, but that the detonator was not found.
Although the analysis of the package is still ongoing, the police stated on Twitter that it contained a "cylindrical object with cables, batteries and nails", but that "so far no device for activating the explosives has been found".
The package was discovered this afternoon, after which the police quickly evacuated the area and brought in experts who carried out a controlled explosion. The package, measuring 40 by 50 centimeters, was delivered by the delivery service to a pharmacy on the same street as the Christmas market.
Police said it was too early to say who might be responsible.
The authorities previously announced that there was powder in the package, but it was not determined whether it was an explosive substance or something else.
In a terrorist attack at last year's Christmas fair in Berlin, 12 people were killed, when a truck plowed into the visitors.
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