A man carrying a bag containing in what reports call hand grenades, nails and "Islamic literature" was arrested outside the United States embassy in Vienna, Austria.
The unnamed Bosnian man, who is reported to be 42 years-old, tried to enter the embassy, triggering metal detector alarms. As a result, he placed the bag in front of the embassy and began to run from authorities.
"There were a lot of nails in that bag. Had it exploded, it would have had an enormous shrapnel effect," said a counter terrorism spokeswoman for Austria's government.
Subway trains and buses have been rerouted while officials use bomb-sniffing dogs to search the areas surrounding the embassy.
There are no reports of any injuries and authorities have "secured" the bag.

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Man with grenades arrested outside US embassy in Austria