Series continues

Zeltweg train station closed due to bomb threat

Once again, a train station had to be closed due to an attack threat. (symbolic image)

(Bild: APA/FLORIAN WIESER)

Once again, the police received a bomb threat - this time against Zeltweg railroad station in Styria. The station had to be closed shortly after 6 am. It could be a different perpetrator to the 20-year-old Swiss man who was last identified.

After it became known on Monday that a 20-year-old Swiss man was responsible for the series of bomb threats, the alarm was raised again on Tuesday morning. This time, a threatening e-mail was received against Zeltweg railroad station - the entire area had to be closed shortly after 6 am. The police searched the station for dangerous objects.

Danger of free riders is high
"Every threat has to be taken seriously", says police spokesman Heimo Kohlbacher, "the evacuation measures are underway." However, the threatening mail received is not comparable to those of the past few weeks and could be a copycat.

At best, the Austria-wide series of bomb threats, which has also started in Graz, is now causing uncertainty again. Kohlbacher emphasizes: "This is not a game!" Authors of such emails face criminal prosecution on suspicion of making dangerous threats, and "immense costs" are also incurred. Shortly before 9 a.m., the police announced: No bomb has been found, train services can restart.