Police seek explosives after evicting Vienna’s central station after receiving a “threat”

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Police have started a search for explosives in the Central Station of Single After evacuating the facilities after receiving a “detailed threat“.

“A important police operation. The area has been evicted after receiving a detailed threat. We have troops in place and we are clarifying the situation“Vienna’s police have published in a statement in her account in X.

Approximately half an hour later the same police account has indicated that “The operation at the Vienna Central Station continues.” “We ask the entire population to avoid the area and nearby roads so that our emergency services can work,” he had.

He trains service is suspended Both for Wiener Linien and Öbb, while S-Bahn trains continue to circulate, although without stopping at the station.

Austrian public television, Örf has reported that there are A large number of emergency services vehicles in the immediate vicinity of the station and that dogs specialized in the detection of explosives working in the place at least until 17.15 hours. At the moment they have not transcended more information about the threat.

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