Austria in alarm state: bomb threats cause unrest

Austria in alarm state: bomb threats cause unrest

Austria is once again faced with a wave of bomb threats that aim at public institutions. On Tuesday, several facilities in Vienna received corresponding threats, and on Wednesday the alarming reports spread to other federal states. These include incidents in Eisenstadt and Tyrol, where, among other things, the agricultural technical school and the education directorate were affected.

In Burgenland, an threatening email was sent to the office of the Burgenland state government, which was directed directly against the agricultural technical school. Because of this threat, the students had to leave the building in the meantime. At the request of the APA, the police confirmed the existence of this threat and emphasized that it is currently being thoroughly determined.

evacuations and security measures

In Vienna, two public institutions were affected by the threats in the city center and in the districts of Vienna-Landstrasse and Vienna-Donaustadt. According to a police spokeswoman, the threats were sent by email by a previously unknown person. Fortunately, no sources of danger in the affected buildings were found after all the necessary security measures were taken.

The education directorate was also the target of a bomb threat in Styria. Despite the serious Situation, no evacuation was carried out because the police could not find any suspects during the operation. The State Police Directorate had decided not to communicate the details of this incident in order not to encourage any other running -off drivers.

In Tyrol, an threat was also reported by email to the educational directorate in Innsbruck. According to the police, the overall risk situation was low, which is why no evacuation took place here either. Nevertheless, the building in question was searched as a precaution, supported by explosive detection dogs. Here, too, the emergency services found no suspicious objects.

history of the bomb threats in Austria

These recent events have been part of a known series of bomb threats in the past few months that have affected all train stations in Austria. In October, a 20-year-old suspect was caught in Switzerland, who may be behind these threats. However, it remains unclear whether this perpetrator is also responsible for the current threats or whether it is imitators. The Austrian Ministry of the Interior has announced that it will continue to intensify the investigation in the next few days. If necessary, nationwide departments such as the government of state protection and intelligence service or the Federal Criminal Police Office could also be consulted.

The situation remains tense and the police called on the population to be vigilant. The investigators face the challenge of clarifying the background of these threats and ensuring security in public locations. For further information on the current developments in this case, See the report on www.s.at .