Bonn police cordoned off and evacuated a large area of the market just before 9 p.m. local time, and experts were still examining the object five hours later, according to a spokesman.
He said: “We assume it’s not dangerous, but we’re still investigating.”
The spokesman added the object was discovered shortly before the market closed for the evening.
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“We assume it’s not dangerous, but we’re still investigating”
Bonn Police spokesman
Germany has been on high alert for potential attacks after failed asylum seeker Anis Amri killed 12 people when he hijacked a truck and rammed it into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin.
On Tuesday Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the first anniversary of the attack and said Germany should learn from security shortcomings exposed in the incident.
German authorities evacuated part of a Christmas market in Potsdam near Berlin earlier this month after a package containing powerful firecrackers, wires and nails was delivered to a nearby pharmacy.
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Officials later said that criminals had used the incident to try to extort millions of euros from logistics firm DHL, which had delivered the package.
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