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Czech and Slovak police investigate bomb threats at hundreds of sites
Police in the Czech Republic received a tip about a possible bomb threat affecting about 400 locations, including government offices and shopping centres. Authorities are contacting the operators of the sites and carrying out inspections during normal activity. The threat is judged to be of low seriousness and no arrests have been reported.
A similar warning was issued in Slovakia, where police also reported a mass threat to place explosive devices in roughly 400 buildings nationwide. Slovak police are following the same procedure of contacting owners and inspecting the premises, also deeming the risk as low. Both countries continue to monitor the situation but have not identified any concrete devices.
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Bomb threat · Czech Police · Czech Republic · Government offices · Shopping centres · Slovak police
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Police have asked operators of the affected buildings to contact them promptly. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.info.sk
- [● 3 SOURCES] The threat is assessed as low severity. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.info.sk
- [● 4 SOURCES] Czech police received a threat about explosive devices placed in approximately 400 buildings across the country. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.info.sk · www.idnes.cz
- [● 3 SOURCES] The threatened locations include government offices and shopping centres. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.info.sk
- [● 3 SOURCES] Police are conducting security checks at the sites without interrupting normal operations. zpravy.aktualne.cz · www.info.sk