Evacuation at Graz Main Station: A major operation is underway on Monday evening due to the threat that explosives were hidden there and could go off. The Ostbahnhof is also closed. Police are warning everyone to avoid the area.
According to police spokesman Heimo Kohlbacher, the police received an email on Monday afternoon stating that explosives would go off at the central station. “We don’t know if the situation is serious,” Kohlbacher told “Krone”. “But we are now evacuating everyone on site on a large scale.” The Ostbahnhof is also closed, Kohlbacher confirms.
Dog handlers and explosives experts are on site and are now searching the train stations. There was no suspicious find around 8:30 p.m. The closure is expected to last until 9:30 or 10 p.m.
The ÖBB trains run on the routes in front of the stations. There are also delays on the Graz Bim lines that pass through the train station.
There is currently no further information on this, this article will be continuously updated. However, Kohlbacher calls on everyone to avoid the area around the train stations.
Source: Krone
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