A 17-year-old boy in white camouflaged snow clothing and with a rifle ran through Berlin and triggered a police operation.
The rifle turned out to be a so-called soft-air weapon on Sunday afternoon, the police said.
Witnesses had alerted the police when they saw the youth in the Spandau district on Sunday afternoon.
The police cordoned off the area and arrested the youth.
According to the police, she found ammunition, a knife, two camouflage nets and other equipment in the young man's gun.
The youth was handed over to his parents.
He must answer for disturbing the public peace and violating the gun law.
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