German Federal Police are at the scene of the Swiss border crossing with a bomb disposal team after authorities discovered explosives inside a car during an inspection
Police have been forced to shut a Swiss-German border crossing after explosives were found inside a car during inspection.
Swiss customs officers were alerted to a German vehicle by police dogs at the Rheinfelden border crossing at around 1pm local time, Bild reports. The German Federal Police have swarmed the scene with a bomb disposal team on site too.
The suspect vehicle had just entered Switzerland from Germany when it was stopped an authorities spotted that the registered owner of the car was suspected of a crime. Baden-Württemberg state police reported the vehicle before it was searched by explosive detection dogs.
The dogs alerted customs officers to the vehicle twice, which indicated the presence of explosives.
The A861 in Germany and the A3 in Switzerland have been closed in both directions, with disruption expected this evening. The crossing connects Germany to Rheinfelden in Switzerland across the Rhine River.
Around 28,000 vehicles pass through the highway every day.
Meanwhile, police are probing bomb threats made towards a high school in East Kilbride, Scotland, as some parents have said they will be keeping their kids off.
Sickening messages were shared on social media, threatening Calderglen High School in South Lanarkshire. The anonymous account on X claimed to have planted explosives and tagged several pages linked to the school and council area. Police confirmed they were investigating the malicious communications.
A comprehensive search of the area using specialist resources, including sniffer dogs trained to detect explosives, has already been conducted. Officers reported that nothing worrying was found and police will maintain a presence in the area.
Chief Inspector Paul Doyle stated: “We are investigating what is believed to be a malicious communication sent to a high school in East Kilbride on the morning of Monday, 7 September, 2026.
“There has been subsequent online messaging regarding this, which is also being investigated.
“I want to reassure the public, we’ve carried out thorough searches of the area with specialist resources, including an explosives search dog, and nothing of concern was discovered. Officers will continue to have an increased presence in the area and anyone with concerns can speak to them or call us on 101.
“I want to be clear: making hoax threats is a criminal offence and we’re doing all we can to trace the person responsible.”
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