Christmas market evacuated due to possible dangerous situation

When the market was cleared around 8:30 p.m., around 120 people were still there. The police were on duty with several patrol cars and had cordoned off the access routes in the direction of the market. A police helicopter observed the event from the air. The evacuation was calm and orderly.

The investigation to verify the indication of a possible dangerous situation was ongoing, it said. However, the police urged people not to spread speculation or rumors on social media.