German investigators detonated suspected explosives found in a car on a major motorway in Bavaria, police said on Friday. The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said the object was too unstable to be safely transported, forcing specialists to destroy it at the scene.
The discovery was made overnight during a routine vehicle check on the A3 motorway east of the city of Regensburg. A man and woman inside the car were temporarily detained, police said, without providing more details on their identities.
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Source: Yahoo News
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