False reports of explosive devices in churches in Moscow

Moscow-Sana

A source in the Russian law enforcement authorities announced that they had received warnings of explosive devices in about 150 churches in the center of the capital, Moscow.

And TASS news agency quoted the source as saying today that: "Unidentified persons sent warnings yesterday that there were explosive devices in about 150 churches in the center of the capital. All religious places were searched and no explosive devices or explosives were found," noting that an investigation was opened to find out the circumstances of these threats.

And the Russian law enforcement authorities announced last February that all schools and metro stations in Moscow had received reports of bombs, noting that searches had been conducted for more than 3,300 educational institutions without finding any suspicious materials or explosives.