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Bomb threat against the police has been investigated

On May 22, the police headquarters in Linz was evacuated because of a threat.(Bild: Dostal Harald)

The city command of the executive in Linz had to be evacuated on May 22. The reason: a telephone bomb threat had been received. The building was investigated, but fortunately nothing was found. The caller was quickly identified - and was a surprise.

At 11.20 a.m. on 22 May, an anonymous caller contacted a member of the Linz police switchboard with the words "A bomb will go off in five minutes". The twelve-storey office building at Nietzschestraße 33, which houses the City Police Command, Cobra and several departments of the Provincial Criminal Police Office, had to be evacuated immediately due to imminent danger.