Houses also evacuated

Suspicious packages: Amstetten main square secured

Explosives experts and explosives detection dog handlers were busy with investigations on Wednesday.

(Bild: P. Huber)

Several suspicious parcels in Amstetten led to a police operation in the Lower Austrian district town on Wednesday afternoon. According to police spokeswoman Manuela Weinkirn, the main square was cordoned off over a large area and a ban was imposed by the district administration.

The complaint was about four suspicious parcels, which looked like post, that had been found on the main square in front of various buildings, said Weinkirn.

Neighboring houses evacuated
In addition to the closure of the main square, the evacuation of neighboring houses was also ordered. Explosives experts and explosives detection dog handlers were engaged in investigations.