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Police Give All-Clear at AfD Berlin HQ After White Powder Tests as Sugar

Investigators open a public-order case to trace the sender.

Overview

  • A letter containing a white substance triggered a police and fire response at the AfD federal office in Berlin’s Reinickendorf, Wittenau.
  • Forensic technicians and fire experts examined the powder on site and identified it as sugar, assessing it as absolutely harmless.
  • Police issued an early-afternoon all-clear following tests at the headquarters on Eichhorster Weg.
  • About ten officers responded alongside several fire engines, according to police.
  • State security assumed the investigation under the offense of disturbance of the public peace.