The federal capital Vienna was already affected on Monday, as a spokesman for the APA State Police Directorate confirmed. On Tuesday there were threats in other federal states. In Eisenstadt the agricultural college was affected, in Tyrol the education directorate was affected. The police are checking the incidents, the APA said.
The Burgenland state government office received an email containing a threat. This was probably directed against the agricultural college; the students had to leave the building in the morning. In response to an APA request, the Burgenland State Police Directorate confirmed the existence of a threat. This will be taken seriously and examined. It was not initially clear which buildings the threats were directed at in Vienna.
No suspicious items found
There was also a bomb threat in Styria. The Education Directorate was affected here around 9:00 a.m. During the police operation, “everything was searched and no suspicious objects were found,” as the Styria State Police Directorate said. According to police, evacuation was not necessary. The incident was not made a big deal in communications because it was not intended to motivate more free riders.
In Tyrol, the education directorate in Innsbruck was affected by a bomb threat. The threat was sent by email, a police spokeswoman told APA. However, the executive assumed that there was a “low risk situation”, so no evacuation was carried out. As a precaution, however, the building was being searched and explosives detection dogs were also involved, it was said.
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## Interview: Bomb Threats in Austria
**Host:** Welcome back to the show. Today, we’re talking about the recent wave of bomb threats across Austria that have targeted several institutions including schools and government buildings. To help us understand what’s happening, we have [Guest Name], a security expert. [Guest Name], thanks for joining us.
**Guest:** Thanks for having me.
**Host:** Can you tell us about the specific incidents that have been reported so far?
**Guest:** Absolutely. In the past few days, we’ve seen a string of bomb threats targeting various locations across Austria. These include the agricultural college in Eisenstadt, the education directorate in Tyrol, and even the state government office in Burgenland.
**Host:** It seems like these threats are causing a lot of disruption and anxiety.
**Guest:** Definitely. While no explosives have been found so far, these threats require a serious response from authorities, leading to evacuations and searches. It disrupts daily life and creates a sense of fear and uncertainty.
**Host:** Do we know anything about who might be behind these threats?
**Guest:** As you mentioned, this wave of threats echoes similar threats made against train stations in Austria a few months ago.
In that case, a 20-year-old Swiss suspect was finally located and arrested in October, after a series of bomb threats. We’ll have to wait and see if this is connected, but police are certainly investigating all leads. [1]
**Host:** Is there anything that the public can do to stay safe in this situation?
**Guest:** The most important thing is to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities immediately. Do not attempt to handle any suspicious packages yourself.
**Host:** This is certainly a concerning situation. Thank you for shedding light on it, [Guest Name]. We will continue to follow this story and update our viewers as more information becomes available.
**Guest:** My pleasure.
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