Binned Bundesbank secrets found by hairdresser

A Berlin-based hairdresser has found secret drawings for a Bundesbank vault in a bin in the centre of the German capital.

Bild, a German tabloid, which broke the story, said the drawings reveal safety procedures for the vault, which was planned for the Berlin branch of the Bundesbank opened last month, along with the location of people detectors, stairwells, grilled gates and measurements for the depth of the floor.

"I wanted to throw away my rubbish and I noticed a plastic bag with the building

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