Article Photos: US consulate in Berlin evacuated as precaution



Police officers and fire fighters wait in the courtyard of the US consulate in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The U.S. Embassy says its consulate in Berlin has been evacuated as a precaution after an employee reported a strange smell from an envelope. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Police officers and fire fighters wait in the courtyard of the US consulate in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The U.S. Embassy says its consulate in Berlin has been evacuated as a precaution after an employee reported a strange smell from an envelope. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)