Trains are running again
Explosive device? Police evacuate Graz main station
Evacuation at Graz Central Station: A large-scale operation was carried out on Monday evening due to a threat that explosive devices were hidden there and could go off. The police called for people to avoid the area. At around 9.20 p.m., the warning was finally given. The closure of Ostbahnhof station was also lifted shortly before 9pm.
According to police spokesman Heimo Kohlbacher, the police received an email on Monday afternoon stating that explosive devices would go off at the main station. "We don't know whether the situation is serious," Kohlbacher told "Krone". "But we are now evacuating everyone in the area."
Dog handlers and explosives experts were on site and searched the station.
At 9.20 p.m., the police finally gave the all-clear: "The search is over. No suspicious or dangerous objects have been seized. The lockdown has been lifted," the executive wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Ostbahnhof open again
Ostbahnhof was also closed between 7.30pm and 9pm. Fortunately, no explosive devices were discovered there.
ÖBB trains were stopped on the tracks in front of the stations. There were also delays on the Graz streetcar and bus lines that run via the station. Traffic should be able to resume after 9.30 pm, according to the police.
It was not yet possible to say who was behind the threatening letter on Monday evening. This article has been continuously updated.
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