Overview

• A 17-year-old boy suffered severe hand and facial injuries when an explosion tore through his Berlin-Marzahn apartment on July 30.
• Police discovered powders and device components in the flat that can be used to manufacture homemade explosives.
• Bomb disposal specialists in protective suits extracted the suspected substances and secured possible bomb parts for laboratory testing.
• Authorities established a security perimeter and evacuated 33 people from three residential buildings to safeguard the surrounding area.
• Berlin police have launched a criminal investigation on suspicion of deliberate detonation while forensic experts work to identify the exact nature of the materials and motive.