Article Photos: US consulate in Berlin evacuated as precaution



Staff of the US consulate wait in blankets at the courtyard of the 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)

Staff of the US consulate wait in blankets at the courtyard of the 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)