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| Hundreds evacuated from major shopping mall in Moscow ‘over bomb threat’ – sources | Hundreds evacuated from major shopping mall in Moscow ‘over bomb threat’ – sources |
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| Nearly a thousand people have been evacuated from the Aviapark shopping mall in north Moscow. Security sources told local media that the building is being checked for explosives. | Nearly a thousand people have been evacuated from the Aviapark shopping mall in north Moscow. Security sources told local media that the building is being checked for explosives. |
| The evacuation took place on Saturday after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb threat, a source in the emergency services told RIA Novosti. | The evacuation took place on Saturday after an anonymous caller warned of a bomb threat, a source in the emergency services told RIA Novosti. |
| "Following the [phone] call [talking] about a planted bomb, around 1,000 people were evacuated from the mall. The building is being examined," the source said. | "Following the [phone] call [talking] about a planted bomb, around 1,000 people were evacuated from the mall. The building is being examined," the source said. |
| Bomb call threats took place in February with thousands of people being evacuated from major Moscow shopping malls, including GUM, a landmark tourist site on Red Square. Anonymous phoned-in bomb threats also targeted six large Auchan supermarkets across the capital. No explosive device has been discovered. | |
| Following the security check, no explosives were discovered and visitors were allowed back into the mall, an RT crew on the scene reported later in the day. |