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The 19-year-old Algerian suspect is believed to have fled a psychiatric facility before being seen at the mall in Bremen. The German Bild paper said the teenager behaved suspiciously in the mall, but gave no details of what he did to spark the alert. It said authorities were describing the evacuation as an "anti-terrorism operation".

An Algerian teen with alleged links to terrorism was spotted at the mall in Bremen

A police spokeswoman confirmed that an operation was under way.



However, the Bremen force representative rejected the paper's claims that an anti-terror operation was taking place.

And they said there was no indication of people at the shopping centre being in danger.



The spokeswoman said: "There is no evidence of any danger and this is not an anti-terrorism operation."

The Bremen police force added that the mall had been cleared of people and that the suspect was at large.

The spokeswoman said the man could be a danger to himself or others, but gave no further details.