Irre Serie an Bombendrohungen geht more: Unbekannter terrorisiert jetzt Schulen

Once again, bomb threats have been made against facilities or buildings in several places in Austria: the federal capital Vienna was already hit on Tuesday, as a spokesperson for the state police confirmed to the APA. Threats were made in other states on Wednesday. In Eisenstadt the agricultural school was affected, in Tyrol the education directorate was affected. Police are investigating the incidents, the APA was told.

An email containing a threat had arrived at the office of the Burgenland state government. This appears to be aimed at the agricultural school, the students had to temporarily leave the building in the morning. The Burgenland state police confirmed the existence of a threat to the APA upon request.

In the federal capital, two public institutions in the city center and in Vienna-Landstraße and a building in Vienna-Donaustadt were hit, according to police. “These threats were sent by email by an unknown perpetrator,” a spokeswoman explained. All necessary measures were taken, but “after taking the measures, however, no sources of danger could be identified in the buildings concerned,” it said.

There was also a bomb threat in Styria. The education directorate was hit here around 9 a.m. During the police operation, “everything was searched and no suspicious objects were found,” the Styrian State Police said. According to the police, evacuation was not necessary. The incident was not widely communicated because they did not want to motivate copycats.

In Tyrol, in addition to several federal and state offices, the education directorate in Innsbruck was also affected. The threat was sent by email, a police spokeswoman told the APA. However, the executive branch assumed a “low threat situation” and therefore no evacuation took place. As a precaution, the building was searched and bomb sniffing dogs were also involved. The operation was ended around noon after “no suspicious items” were found.

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 tracked down in Switzerland.

Whether the 20-year-old is again linked to the latest threats or whether they are copycats is being investigated, a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior told the APA. If necessary, a national agency such as the Directorate for State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) or the Federal Criminal Police Office could also be involved in the investigations, it was said.

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