German police cordoned off the open air fan zone in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Wednesday after a suspect suitcase was found hours before Germany was to play Turkey in the semi-finals of the Euro 2008 competition, reported dpa.
Up to half a million fans were expected to watch Wednesday evening's game on large screens erected in the fan zone, with concerns that there could be clashes between supporters of the two teams.
Berlin is home to a Turkish minority of some 140,000.