Berlin: A suspected bomb in a suitcase checked in on a German-bound plane was intercepted in Namibia, Germany's Federal Crime Office (BKA) said Thursday.
The BKA said in a statement that the suspicious baggage had been seized Wednesday at the international airport in Windhoek before it was loaded on to an LTU/Air Berlin flight to Munich.
Reuters add that BKA said it was not clear if the object found during loading of the Airbus jet on Wednesday was an ignitable explosive.
Germany stepped up security measures on Wednesday after saying it had received intelligence pointing to a planned attack in the country towards the end of this month.
According to AP report, Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office said Thursday that a scan showed batteries attached by wires to a fuse and a clock. They say authorities in Windhoek, Namibia, were investigating whether the device found Wednesday could have exploded.
But Air Berlin spokeswoman Sabine Teller says no explosives were found in the bag. She says it is unclear what plane the suitcase was intended for, but all the Air Berlin luggage was rechecked and passengers identified their bags.
After a lengthy delay the plane was able to leave and arrived with all passengers in Munich Thursday morning.
