Town halls in 6 German cities evacuated due to bomb threat

City halls in several German towns were evacuated on 26 March due to anonymous bomb threats. Nearby streets have also been closed and public transport has been directed to avoid the area.

The city halls in Augsburg, Göttingen, Kaiserslautern, Chemnitz, Neunkirchen, and Rendsburg have been affected by the evacuation. All of them previously received threats via emails, respective local police departments reported. Göttingen and Kaiserslautern police have reported their city halls have been searched for explosives by a bomb squad with dogs.

Göttingen police later reported having found no explosives in the building, while no such reports have yet been given regarding the remaining five affected city halls. The city hall in Neunkirchen, Saarland remains temporarily closed, a Saarbrücken police spokeswoman said. The author of the emails has also not been determined.

(SPUTNIK)