Police Investigate Suspicious Bicycle at Lübeck Central Station
Security at Lübeck Central Station was disrupted on Sunday afternoon following a report of a suspicious bicycle. The bike had a battery-like box attached to its frame with wires hanging out.
Police investigated a suspicious bicycle at Lübeck Central Station on Sunday afternoon after receiving a report. The Federal Police stated that the bicycle had a battery-like box attached to its frame with various wires hanging out. Consequently, special units were deployed to examine the object.
The area around the bicycle was extensively cordoned off, and train traffic on tracks 1 to 5 had to be suspended during the investigation. Following an examination by specialists, a clear signal was given: it was a false alarm.
According to the police, the bicycle turned out to be a homemade electric bicycle. Once the item was secured, its owner, a 38-year-old man, was identified. The man, according to the Federal Police, was uncooperative. It remains unclear what the financial consequences of this incident will be for him.