An explosion close to a train station in Germany led to a brief closure of the transport hub in Augsburg on Wednesday morning. Following the discovery of a suspicious object, authorities confirmed its harmlessness, allowing the train station to reopen at 10 a.m. Trains resumed their operations as usual.
Police spokesperson Timo Küfner announced that the object found in front of the main train station posed no threat, leading to the station’s reopening. The incident, which involved an unidentified object exploding near the station around 3:15 a.m., resulted in minor injuries to a 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, both Ukrainian citizens.
Subsequently, a second suspicious object was found at the main train station, prompting its closure at 8:30 a.m. Explosives experts from the Bavarian state criminal police office were deployed to investigate the scene. While the motive behind the explosion remains under investigation, disruptions to road traffic and public transportation in the area were reported.
According to reports, a hand grenade detonated near a jewelry store early in the morning, with the train station not believed to be the primary target. Augsburg, a city with a population of 308,000 in Bavaria, is situated approximately 78 kilometers northwest of Munich.
Recent events have heightened security concerns in Germany, with the government attributing a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month to Russia. The drone, laden with explosives, was discovered near a Ukrainian plane and safely defused. These incidents have raised alarms about potential threats posed by external actors seeking to destabilize European nations and undermine support for Ukraine.