Police with Major Operation at TU Vienna - Public Transport Suspended

At the Technical University in Vienna, a major police operation was underway on Thursday. A man reportedly opened the door of the university at Karlsplatz, threw in a package, and shouted something to the effect of "it's going to go boom," police spokeswoman Anna Gutt told the APA. Explosive ordnance disposal teams with bomb-sniffing dogs were on site to check whether the package was a dummy, it was reported. Public transport in the Karlsplatz area was suspended.

Security Staff Contacted Police - Major Operation at TU Wien

A security staff member had notified the police. The affected area was the Freihaus campus on Wiedner Hauptstraße, one of several buildings of the TU. The building was being evacuated and searched, said the police spokeswoman on site. Many emergency personnel were present, including the special operations group of the Vienna professional rescue service with a vehicle.

(APA/Red)

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