After a bomb threat, a train to Sylt with several hundred passengers has been evacuated. This is reported by Sylt TV. The church wedding between Finance Minister Christian Lindner and journalist Franca Lehfeldt took place on Sylt today, to which Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz also traveled.

A train to Sylt with 350 passengers was evacuated on Saturday evening shortly before Bredstedt in Schleswig-Holstein. Police said there was a bomb threat. The report “Sylt TV” and “Bild” unanimously. The police spoke of an acute danger situation. At around 8:30 p.m., the operation was declared over. DB Regio Schleswig-Holstein reported the incident on Twitter, but spoke of an official measure. The federal police were deployed with special forces. All passengers were driven by bus to the nearest train station.

The train service to Sylt has been suspended for the time being. An emergency bus service was set up to bridge the closed section of the route. Now the trains between Bredstedt and Westerland are to run on Sylt again. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) celebrated his wedding to journalist Franca Lehfeldt on Sylt on Saturday. Among the guests were top-class political celebrities such as Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and CDU leader Friedrich Merz.