Large-Scale Operation Following Threat of Attack on ORF Center in Vienna

Major operation at the ORF center at Küniglberg in Vienna-Hietzing: The driver of a small truck blocked the access around 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday and told the intervening officers that there was a bomb in the cargo area. He was immediately arrested and the area was cordoned off extensively, reported police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger. During the course of the morning, the truck was searched, and according to Haßlinger, no explosive device was found in the vehicle.

The operation, in close coordination with the ORF's security team, was still ongoing shortly before 9:00 a.m. According to the police spokesman, the immediate surroundings of the operation site were also checked.

No Closure of Vienna ORF Center After Bomb Threat

The ORF center itself was not closed, but parts of the building complex were evacuated. The bomb disposal unit of the Ministry of the Interior was on site, as well as the service dog unit.

Parallel to the operation in front of the ORF center, the driver was checked, also by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (LSE). Haßlinger could not yet provide any further information about the person. He had parked the small truck slightly askew before the entrance to the center. On the side wall of the structure, there were confused slogans like "KULLMANN WISSEN WILTON KLIMAWANDELade" to be read. Wilton Kullmann, among other things, wrote books in the 1990s and 2000s in which he dealt with earth and celestial rays and their effects.

(APA/Red)

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