Overview
- A police operation closed and secured the area around S‑Bahnhof Köpenick Monday morning after a suspicious object was found, prompting S3 trains to stop between Friedrichshagen and Wuhlheide.
- Federal police secured the site around 08:30 and investigators from the LKA’s Kriminaltechnisches Institut assessed the device for risk.
- Explosive ordnance specialists judged the object transportable and the Kampfmittelräumdienst removed it at about 10:00, after which S3 service restrictions were lifted.
- Authorities say laboratory and technical examinations are ongoing and they have not confirmed that the object was an aerial bomb.
- Such wartime munitions discoveries are relatively common in Germany and standard procedure is to secure the scene, have technical experts assess danger, and remove suspect items for off‑site identification and disposal.