Series Of “Almost Simultaneous” Bomb Threats Forces 10,000 In Moscow To Evacuate
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sep 13, 2017
Following a series of “almost simultaneous” warnings that shopping centers, railway stations and university buildings in Moscow had been rigged with explosives, authorities ordered the evacuation of more than 10,000 people on Wednesday.
“Twenty sites are currently being evacuated, and more than 10,000 people have been escorted out, though the specific number is still being confirmed,” an emergency services source told news agency Tass.
“This appears to be a case of telephone terrorism, but we have to check the credibility of these messages,” said the source, who noted that the calls began at the same time, and continued after the evacuations had begun.
Emergency services said that specialist units equipped with bomb-sniffing dogs were searching the locations, according to Russia Today. The source, or sources, of the threats have not yet been identified.
Among the affected areas include Moscow’s largest railway stations, more than a dozen shopping centers, including GUM, located next to Red Square, and at least one university – though there have been unconfirmed reports of an evacuation at another school. Luckily for commuters, TASS reported that the police investigation had not interrupted service on the city’s metro line.
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