A German pensioner is being investigated on suspicion of attempted
murder after planting 3.5kg (7.7lbs) of TNT in his son's garden, next
door to his own home, police said on Monday.
Police in Nußdorf in southern Bavaria were called to a house in the
town's Sondermoning neighborhood late on Friday after a 32-year-old man
found the explosives in his garden.
The charge was defused and suspicion immediately fell on his neighbor -
his father.
The suspected bomber was arrested without resistance as he returned home
at around 11pm the same evening.
The district court in nearby Traunstein issued a warrant for his arrest
on grounds of attempted murder, attempting to cause an explosion and
breach of the law on explosives. Neighbors, who had been evacuated from their homes while the explosive
was defused, were able to return just before midnight.
Police said that the father had been arrested but could not reveal his motives.
In a statement, they said that their search of the area had revealed
new evidence which would be used in the prosecution.
An expert testimony is being prepared which will detail why the
explosive did not detonate and what damage might have resulted if it
had.
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