Parts of a Berlin Euro 2024 fan zone were closed for a while on Friday in connection with a suspicious backpack.
Police said the incident occurred at the fan zone at the German parliament, the Reichstag, with its suspected owner detained and checked.
The area close to the suspicious object was cleared and cordoned off as the backpack was investigated. Police said nothing was found and the area to be opened for fans again.
The incident came ahead of Friday night's tournament opener between Germany and Scotland.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser thanked Berlin police for their swift action as part of a big security operation around the month-long tournament.
"If it is nothing in the end, it was better to have cleared one time too much than not enough," Faeser said.
