Police with Major Operation at TU Vienna - Public Transport Suspended

At the Technical University in Vienna-Wieden, a major police operation was underway on Thursday. A man allegedly opened the door of the building, threw in a package, and shouted something along the lines of "it's going to go boom," said police spokeswoman Anna Gutt to 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 standing outside, including the special operations group of the Vienna professional rescue service with a vehicle.

Suspicious Package in TU Building

The package was initially still in the TU building. The evacuation was completed, after which it was to be checked whether all persons had left the building, and subsequently, explosive ordnance disposal officers were to inspect the package. An adjacent building was also evacuated. Whether the person who threw the package had fled or ran into the TU was still unclear.

UPDATE at 3:00 PM: All Clear

After the major police operation at the Technical University, the bomb disposal team gave the all-clear shortly before 3 PM. No explosives were found in the package, said police spokeswoman Anna Gutt.

(APA/Red)

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