Overview
- A woman told passengers she had a bomb on a Line 4 tram near Juliuspromenade on Wednesday evening, prompting the driver to stop the vehicle and call police.
- Officers searched the woman, her belongings and the tram and found no explosive device but did seize a packaged sword from her shopping cart.
- Multiple emergency units quickly secured the scene and tram service was paused for about twenty minutes while police conducted their checks.
- The 54-year-old, described in police reports as homeless and a Slovenian national, was briefly detained, later released, and is now under investigation for disturbing the public peace by making threats.
- Authorities stressed the Würzburg incident is separate from a reported case in Kreis Forchheim where officers did find an actual bomb, underscoring heightened regional security vigilance.