German police said nails, screws and needles were found in some Halloween sweets collected by children, and urged parents to check treats carefully.
BERLIN: German authorities said Monday that nails, screws and needles were found inside some sweets collected by children during Halloween and urged parents to be very careful with treats.
In Munich, a nine-year-old child who had been going door-to-door with friends on Saturday bit into a piece of candy containing a nail, though police said the child managed to spit it out without sustaining any injuries.
A nine-year-old girl injured her tongue after biting into a chocolate bar containing a pin at least five centimetres long in the northern town of Bremervoerde, according to local police.
