默克爾辦公室被警方封鎖 Merkel's office sealed off after suspicious parcel found

Police sealed off German leader Angela Merkel’s chancellery on Wednesday after a suspicious parcel was found in the building.

週三，德國總理安格拉默克爾(Angela Merkel)的總理府內發現一個可疑包裹，警方隨後封鎖了這幢辦公大樓。

“We are investigating a suspicious object sent in the post,” said the police, adding that the alarm was raised during a routine check of incoming mail, writes Stefan Wagstyl in Berlin.

德國警方稱：“我們正在調查包裹內郵寄的一件可疑物品。”警方還表示，總理府是在對外來郵件進行例行檢查時報的警。

The police gave no further details. The building is to remain closed until the checks are complete. Ms Merkel is due to hold a cabinet meeting later in the day.

警方沒有透露更多細節。總理府將封鎖到調查行動完成爲止。默克爾原定於今日晚些時候舉行內閣會議。

The incident comes amid a heightened security alert in Germany following the terror attack in Paris late last year.

這一事件發生時，正趕上德國在去年底巴黎發生恐怖襲擊後加強了安全警戒。

An international football match was called off in Hanover in November after the authorities received information of a possible terrorist assault. And in Munich, two railway stations in a terrorist scare on New Year’s Eve.

去年11月，漢諾威的一場國際足球比賽被取消，因爲之前當局收到消息稱可能會發生恐怖襲擊。另外在新年前夜，慕尼黑的兩個火車站也受到恐怖分子的恐嚇。