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Large-scale operation of the police: threatening calls against the health department - residents evacuated

2020-08-09T04:46:44.990Z


On Saturday night, the Ansbach police headquarters received two threatening phone calls against the health department. The police then initiated a large-scale operation.


On Saturday night, the Ansbach police headquarters received two threatening phone calls against the health department. The police then initiated a large-scale operation.

  • The Ansbach police received a threatening phone call against the health department early on Saturday morning .
  • The area was then cordoned off and residents were evacuated.
  • It wasn't the only threatening phone call that night in Bavaria.

Update from August 8, 5:05 p.m.: Numerous emergency services were on duty on Saturday to investigate the threatening calls against the Ansbach health department. "Were here because we had a threat that a bomb would detonate," said the chief of police. With explosive dogs and officers of the support command (USK) on site, the building and the surrounding area were searched. The mission was canceled after a few hours. We didn't find any items. We searched outside and inside, but without any findings, ”explains the chief of police operations. 

Ansbach / Nuremberg - The police in Ansbach received two threatening phone calls against the health department early on Saturday morning . The authority announced on Saturday. As a result, a large number of officials were sent to the district office - which also houses the health department. As a precaution, 30 residents were also brought to safety.

Threatening calls in Ansbach: Despite an intensive search, nothing was found

After the area was cordoned off, officers began to search the house. However, the police were unable to discover any suspicious objects or unauthorized persons. The operation ended at around 2.30 a.m. and the residents were able to return to their homes.

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The district office of Ansbach - including the health department - was threatened with calls on Saturday morning.

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The police also received threatening phone calls in Nünrberg

The police in Nuremberg * received a threatening phone call on Friday evening . As a result, a large-scale operation was triggered in the Gostenhof district . A large building and residential complex was thoroughly searched - but again without result. "It is currently being checked whether there is a connection between the events in Ansbach and Nuremberg ," said a police spokesman *.

After a threatening phone call, there was a police operation in # Nürnberg- # Gostenhof on Friday evening.

The search and cordoning off measures were completed around 11:45 p.m. without any actual risk to people. # Investigations follow.

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- Police Middle Franconia (@PolizeiMFR) August 7, 2020

In total, there were five threatening phone calls across Bavaria on Saturday night , a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior announced. The police are now investigating who is behind the calls. (tel) * merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.

A serious traffic accident occurred not far from Nuremberg near Feucht. A motorcyclist overlooked a stationary car. Then there was a crash.

Source: merkur

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