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Suspicious Package for Obama in Berlin Turns Out To Be Just a Book

July 24, 2008 at 10:35 AM | 0 Comments

Barack Obama is having a bit of a scary time during his hotel stays as he conducts his trip abroad. When Obama was at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, shots rang out, killing an Arab bulldozer driver who had gone mental overturning vehicles and wounding 11 people. Yikes.

Now while he was holed up at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, a package was delivered that was initially deemed to be a bomb threat but turned out to only be a book. IHT reports:

The Hotel Adlon was closed off for 10 minutes while police specialists checked the package.

Police spokesman Bernhard Schodrowski said that someone had sent a package containing a book for Obama, and officers initially regarded it as suspect.

We wonder what book it was! A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton?

Also, perhaps Obama would like to think about traveling more discreetly these days. First step? Change the plane situation. Obama is currently jetting around in a chartered Boeing 757 emblazoned with his trademark slogan, "Change We Can Believe In." Not quite subtle.