Overview

• The incident occurred on Saturday evening at Potsdamer Platz, a major public square in Berlin.
• Witnesses alerted police to the man's actions, with one providing video evidence of the Hitler salutes.
• The 38-year-old suspect was detained by police, identified, and released following an identity check.
• The State Protection department (Staatsschutz) has launched an investigation into the case to assess potential extremist motives.
• This is the latest in a series of public displays of Nazi symbols in German cities, prompting legal actions under strict bans on unconstitutional symbols.