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| Russian State Library in Moscow evacuated after bomb threat hoax | |
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| More than 1,500 visitors and staff were evacuated from Russia’s largest library in central Moscow, after an anonymous caller warned that a bomb had been placed inside. Police failed to uncover any explosives. | |
| Several eyewitnesses told local media that a suspicious object had been found inside the Russian State Library in Moscow, before police began to escort people out of the building, which is located next to the Kremlin walls. | Several eyewitnesses told local media that a suspicious object had been found inside the Russian State Library in Moscow, before police began to escort people out of the building, which is located next to the Kremlin walls. |
| A police source, who was not authorized to reveal his name, told RIA Novosti that an “inebriated male voice” was heard during the initial call. | A police source, who was not authorized to reveal his name, told RIA Novosti that an “inebriated male voice” was heard during the initial call. |
| Military engineers, police patrols, emergency services and several fire crews were immediately directed to the scene. | Military engineers, police patrols, emergency services and several fire crews were immediately directed to the scene. |
| Sniffer dogs began to inspect the visitor halls, which contain over 17 million tomes, while officials ordered the evacuation of all those inside. | Sniffer dogs began to inspect the visitor halls, which contain over 17 million tomes, while officials ordered the evacuation of all those inside. |
| "No devices or explosive were located inside the building," said a police statement. | |
| If the caller is found, he faces up to three years in jail for raising a false alarm. |