Needles, Nails, and Even Fishhooks Hidden in Children's Halloween Candy in Germany and Austria
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In Germany, several children made a dangerous discovery after their Halloween trick-or-treating. Needles, metal staples, and even a fishhook were hidden in their candy. The police are investigating various reports across the country, and similar cases have also surfaced in Austria. As far as is known, no one was injured.
Needles, screws and other small metal objects hidden in the so-called "sweets" of Halloween, which are notoriously prepacked: in the specific case they were chocolate bars, chewing gum, wafers. (ANSA)
All over Germany children discover needles, nails and screws in Halloween sweets. The police suspect in many cases that the dangerous objects were placed there on purpose.
Moments of panic in Germany, after several children discovered sharp metal objects hidden in the sweets received by Halloween. Police announced that incidents have been reported in several regions of the country, and the first clues show that the objects would have been intentionally introduced into candy and chocolate in order to cause injuries.
BOLD - Halloween, celebrated in Germany on October 31st, was a terrifying experience for many families. Some of the chocolates and candies brought home by children in costumes, who went door-to-door collecting sweets, were found to contain sharp and pointed metal pieces. The incidents, which received widespread coverage in the German press, came to light through police reports in various states. Sewing needles, small nails, and [...] The article…
Sharp metal objects, including needles and screws, were found in candy that children had collected for Halloween, German police said. Authorities believe that most or all of the objects were placed deliberately, with the intention of causing injuries. Incidents were reported in Thuringia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate, among ... More www.ertnews.gr
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