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Sniffer dog sets off security alert at German chancellery

A police officer carries away a post transportation box in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. The suspicious object was found during a routine security check at the entrance. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) A police officer carries away a post transportation box in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. The suspicious object was found during a routine security check at the entrance. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

By Associated Press January 6, 2016 1 min read

BERLIN (AP) – Police closed off the main entrance to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin on Wednesday after a suspicious object was reported, but they found nothing dangerous.

A sniffer dog alerted officials during a routine check of mail arriving at the chancellery on Wednesday morning. Federal police said that explosives experts examined the mail but found nothing untoward, news agency dpa reported.

The chancellery wasn’t evacuated and Merkel led a Cabinet meeting in the building as scheduled.