Gelsenkirchen: Bomb threat in the Hans-Sachs-Haus – police speak of a “threat situation”
Created: 2022-08-09 2:17 p.m
The Hans-Sachs-Haus in Gelsenkirchen was closed after a bomb threat (archive image/symbolic image/IDZRW montage).
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Due to a bomb threat, the Hans Sachs House in Gelsenkirchen was closed.
The police are on site and speak of a "threatening situation".
Gelsenkirchen – There is a large police operation in downtown Gelsenkirchen.
Apparently there was a bomb threat on the Hans-Sachs-Haus, as confirmed by the city of Gelsenkirchen.
The area is cordoned off.
"Please drive around the area extensively," writes the police on Twitter.
The emergency services speak of a "threat situation in downtown Gelsenkirchen," reports 24RHEIN.
The circumstances are currently unclear.
All appointments scheduled for today in the Hans-Sachs-Haus are cancelled, the city of Gelsenkirchen explains.
Gelsenkirchen: Bomb threat in the city center - Hans-Sachs-Haus cleared
According to current information from the police, there are also operations on Bochumer Straße and Zeppelinallee in this context.
One is with "numerous forces in the city center," the police continued.
These areas should also be bypassed on a large scale.
The bomb threat is said to have been transmitted by an unknown caller, reports
WAZ
.
The call is said to have come in just before 1 p.m. this Tuesday (August 9).
After that, the town hall in the city center was cleared.
Further information follows.
