A car explosion that has killed at least one person in central Berlin is suspected to have been caused by a bomb.
Police told reporters that the blast, which occurred at around 8am this morning in the borough Charlottenburg and left the driver dead, was likely triggered by a device in the vehicle. There has so far been no official confirmation of the cause.
The area has been sealed off for investigation.
Breaking: Car explosion in western Berlin 8AM local time. At least 1 dead. Police say it was a bomb.
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) March 15, 2016
#Berlin police says bomb disposal unit now checking remains of exploded car. Driver dead. No one reported injured #Germany
— Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler) March 15, 2016
BREAKING: Car explosion in Charlottenburg #Berlin #Germany killing the driver was caused by bomb, background unknown pic.twitter.com/sPwTd17fnw
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) March 15, 2016
#BREAKING #Berlin police @polizeiberlin tweets picture of bomb squad currentty searching the destroyed car site. pic.twitter.com/n8HqqseSDM
— euronews (@euronews) March 15, 2016