German police: suspicious object on rail tracks did not contain explosives

FRANKFURT, Aug ‌13 (Reuters) - German ​police ​said on Thursday that a suspicious object found on rail ‌tracks in a Bavarian town did ⁠not contain explosives, as initially feared.

Earlier ‌on Thursday, buildings near ‌the object were evacuated in the town of Treuchtlingen for the item ​to be moved safely by a robot.

Experts had earlier taken ⁠X-ray images of the object that was found in ​the southern part of the town. The public had been urged ​to steer clear ‌of the area, which was cordoned off, police also said ⁠on X.

German authorities have been on edge for more than a week ⁠over an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport ​in eastern Germany, where an unmanned aerial device loaded with explosives was found near ‌a runway.

Treuchtlingen is a city with a population of around ‌12,000 people, located 150 kilometres (93 ⁠miles) northwest of ‌Munich.

(Reporting by Ludwig ​Burger, Nicole Moritz, writing by Kirsti Knolle, editing by Friederike ‌Heine)

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