A police spokesperson in the German city of Halberstadt has reported that law enforcement found what is believed to be explosive chemicals after an earlier blast in a residential building resulted in one person sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, according to Tag 24.
Nearly 650 residents have left the area and the nearby highway was partially cordoned.
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A blast rocked a residential building in Germany's Halberstadt after midnight, injuring a 43-year-old man. He is not in a life-threatening condition.
According to a city spokesman, the building's doors and windows were damaged in the explosion. Other nearby buildings weren't affected by the blast.