After a strange buzzing noise was heard, emanating from a garbage bin in a gents' toilet in Halberstadt, Germany, the bomb squad came rushing to the rescue.
Germany, like many European countries, still has plenty of unexploded ordnance from World War II, found on a regular basis and defused by the trusty bomb disposal experts. This week, however, the brave men were called in for a totally different mission.
On Tuesday an emergency call came in from a video games arcade in Halberstadt after an employee raised the alarm. Said employee had heard the unusual buzzing sound coming from a bin in the gents’ toilets and was worried that it could be an explosive device.
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Police evacuated the surrounding buildings and offices, with
around 90 people ordered to leave the area for safety. They then cordoned off
all the roads in the surrounding area.
Officials then called in the bomb disposal experts who
entered the toilet and carefully lifted the lid off the garbage bin, only to
find a sex toy, vibrating at its highest setting and laying at the bottom.
Unlike their more dangerous work, the bomb disposal squad
had a much easier job than normal, deactivating the vibrating sex toy – they merely
switched it off.
Within fifteen minutes, the security alert had been called
off and everyone was allowed back into the area.
While the story might sound humorous, Chief Inspector Peter
Hartmann of the local police explained that their actions were necessary and he
defended his officers’ actions in calling in the bomb disposal experts.
“There are clear guidelines for situations like this which the police must follow.”
“Caution is advisable in an unclear and potentially dangerous situation.”
However, while the alert turned out to be an embarrassing discovery
for the brave bomb disposal squad, police in Halberstadt are not going to let things
lie and are still going to investigate the matter.
Hartmann told reporters that it does appear the episode was
not an innocent mistake and he believes the sex toy had been switched on for a
reason.
“It’s not clear who
left the device there, but whoever it was certainly did so intentionally,” he
said
Obviously with the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and
Brussels, police can’t just leave matters to chance.
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