Russia conducts mass evacuation due to bomb threats
Russia has evacuated 21,000 people from public places, including Red Square in Moscow, following bomb threats.
More than 21,000 people were evacuated from 11 regions of Russia on September 16 after receiving 57 anonymous calls threatening to carry out bomb attacks on railway and bus stations, major infrastructure facilities and Red Square in Moscow, a source in Russian emergency services told Sputnik.
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| Russian police evacuate people in Saint Petersburg. Photo: Sputnik. |
Authorities have been closely examining suspicious objects in 11 “federal subjects” of Russia, the source said.
In recent days, there have been a series of anonymous phone calls threatening bombs in buildings such as railway stations and shopping centers across Russia. The peak of the incident was on September 12-13, when more than 130,000 people were evacuated./.
According to VOV
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