Courts in German cities evacuated over bomb threat

Courts in the German cities of Magdeburg and Erfurt have been evacuated due to bomb threats sent via e-mail, according to daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung outlet.

Meanwhile, police in the state of Brandenburg has tweeted that the court in the city of Potsdam has been evacuated following bomb threats, Sputnik news agency reported.

At the same time, police in the western state of Hesse has reported via Twitter that it had evacuated a court in the city of Wiesbaden after a suspicious object had been discovered.