"Situation safe" in evacuated train near Germany, says Dutch police

THE HAGUE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The police action following a "suspicious situation" in an international train near the station of Oldenzaal has ended and the situation is safe, announced the Dutch police on Thursday afternoon.

"It was a case of a possible dangerous situation in the train. We did not take any risk, the train was evacuated as a precaution. By now it is clear that the situation is safe," said the police.

At the train station of Oldenzaal, the international train to Berlin has been evacuated because of a threatening letter, according to ProRail, the Dutch operator of national railway network. The police did not comment on this information.