German with Lego gun triggers alarm

A teenager triggered a large scale police operation after a restaurant owner mistook a toy gun he was carrying for a real weapon.

A witness raised the alarm after seeing the 15 year old, who was wearing a camouflage outfit and holding what appeared to be a rifle, running up and down the street in Lindau.

Media reports said several patrol cars as well as federal police were drafted in to stop the teenager.

He was found to be armed not with a real weapon but a gun made from Lego bricks. He has now been charged, APA reported.