A 38-year-old has stored explosives on a tray in the oven of his apartment.
According to the police, the apartment building in Apolda, Thuringia, was evacuated after special forces and a sniffer dog found the material.
The incident took place on Monday.
As the "MDR" reported, the substance was about 60 grams of highly explosive triacetone triperoxide.
The man was in a psychiatric facility at the time of the assignment.
According to the MDR, a complaint was made against him, he was therefore already known to the police for other offenses.
According to the police, the explosives were destroyed in a controlled manner outdoors.
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