Overview
- Police received the report around 16:20 on Thursday in Leipzig-Mockau, not far from the Leipzig Book Fair.
- Officers mounted a large search at the CityHub Leipzig commercial site, concentrating on Halls 21 and 22.
- Fire and emergency medical services were deployed to support the operation as a precaution.
- After roughly two hours the building was reopened, with no person matching the description found and no danger reported.
- By Friday morning police said the object resembled a pistol but turned out to be an electronic handheld scanner, according to spokesman Tom Erik Richter and TAG24 reporting.