Since the disappearance of six-year-old Arian from Bremervörde in northern Lower Saxony, the police have received hundreds of tips. These would be checked and included in the investigation, said a police spokesman. So far, no new leads have emerged from the information. A search dog was used again on Wednesday.

The boy has been missing since Monday last week. The police immediately initiated search measures with hundreds of emergency services. For a week, local forces and volunteers searched for Arian day and night - at times with dogs, horses, helicopters, drones, a Tornado plane, amphibious vehicles, boats and diving equipment. The police stopped the active search on Tuesday. The investigative team should continue to work on the case.