An unknown caller triggered a large-scale police operation in Hof.
There should be a bomb in the market.
The officers came with search dogs.
Hof - A stranger called the manager of a supermarket in Hof * on Tuesday morning at around 10.30 a.m.
The caller informed her that there was a bomb in her branch.
As the police announced in a message, the call was "serious".
A large contingent of the Hof police arrived.
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Large-scale operation of the police after a bomb threat in Hof: explosives search dogs in action
The emergency services brought employees and customers out of the building.
In addition, they erect a spacious barrier in the outside area.
The police closed Köditzer Strasse and Dr. Enders Strasse to traffic.
Residential houses in the area had to
not evacuated as they were far enough away.
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The explosives search dogs could not find a bomb.
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"Three explosives search dogs then searched the building and the grounds," said the police on Tuesday afternoon.
At 12.45 p.m. the relief news: No suspicious objects could be found.
The police gave the all-clear and the locks were lifted again.
Employees were able to go back to their workplaces and the supermarket was allowed to reopen.
The criminal police in Hof has started the investigation and is now looking for the unknown caller.
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