Following numerous threats against train stations across Austria in recent months, educational institutions are now being targeted by bomb threats. Vienna was hit on Monday and there were further threats in other states on Tuesday. The police are investigating the incidents.
As the Burgenland police confirmed, an email containing a threat was received on Tuesday. This was probably aimed at the agricultural school that had to leave the building in the morning. According to researchers, the threat is being taken seriously and is being investigated.
No suspicious items found
Authorities in Vienna also confirmed a bomb threat on Monday. It was initially not clear which buildings in Vienna the threats were aimed at.
An education directorate in Styria was also hit on Tuesday: During the police operation, “everything was searched and no suspicious objects were found,” the Styrian State Police Directorate said. According to the police, an evacuation was not necessary. Not much attention was paid to the incident in communication, because they did not want to motivate even more freeriders.
Explosive detection dogs in action
In Tyrol, the threat was sent by email, a police spokeswoman said. However, the manager assumed a “low risk” situation, so no evacuation was carried out. However, as a precaution, the building was searched and explosive detection dogs were also involved, it was said.
The incidents are reminiscent of a series of bomb threats against train stations across Austria in recent months. In mid-October, a 20-year-old suspect was finally found in Switzerland. Since then, authorities in Austria and Switzerland have been investigating the case. However, the series of bomb threats does not stop…
Source: Krone
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