Two German police officers were injured after an explosion near the fence of a district police station in the German capital Berlin, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA, citing a police statement.
"Around 8:20 p.m. (9:20 Bulgarian time) there was a serious incident near the fence" of the building in question in the "Wittenau" district, in the north of Berlin, during which a man and a woman were injured, both police officers who were making a regular patrol while on duty. This is stated in the police statement on the social platform "Ex".
"According to the first facts established by the investigation, an unidentified object exploded, causing serious injuries to the eyes and face of one of the officers," the statement adds.
On New Year's Eve in Germany, at least 30 police officers were injured, one of them seriously, AFP recalls.