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Oli Scarff

Angela Merkel's office sealed off due to suspicious package

The discovery was made near her Berlin office.

Updated 10:40am.

THE OFFICES OF German Chancellor Angela Merkel were sealed off this morning due to a suspicious package.

Experts called in to examine the package outside the Berlin office have now given the all-clear.

It’s understood that there were four plastic yellow postal crates in the cordoned-off area, which was surrounded by police tape.

Ministers had chosen to carry on with their regular meeting when police cordoned off the area around.

Originally posted 8:46am.

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    Nov 3rd 2014, 8:24 AM

    We will see who wins me Coveney

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    Nov 3rd 2014, 8:34 AM

    Coveney and Fine Gael will be scrapped at the next General election, Irish water is doomed, the next government will get rid of this obscene Quango, the water tax will be gone, only a matter of time!

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    Nov 3rd 2014, 9:29 AM

    and we’ll be left with the same antiquated leaking water system we’ve had since the foundation of the state…great. Thats progress eh?. Oh no wait, we can build a whole new water system from the money from the money tree….

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    Nov 3rd 2014, 9:30 AM

    Pic looks like a giant sh*te

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    Nov 3rd 2014, 11:20 AM

    Perhaps if we started by reducing the amount of politicians we have, then reducing their pensions that they get then maybe we might be able to start to get somewhere as it stands we are top heavy with to many politicians to many people getting paid for doing nothing in government.

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