Large-scale police operation: bomb threat in Murten FR – 12-year-old made a “bad joke”

published30. April 2022, 19:50

Major police operation in Murten: An unknown person threatened a bomb attack in front of Migros. As it turned out later, a 12-year-old boy from the area had allowed himself a joke. He was taken to the police station.

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On the evening of April 30, there was a major police operation in front of Migros in Murten FR.

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The area has been cordoned off extensively.

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• A bomb alert was received by the Friborg cantonal police on Saturday followingnoon.

• A 12-year-old from Murten had threatened to have deposited a bomb in Migros.

• The forces moved out with explosive detection dogs and a special unit.

On Saturday followingnoon, a large-scale police operation took place on Bernstrasse in Murten following an anonymous caller announced that he had planted a bomb in Migros. The emergency services secured the area and evacuated the people present for safety reasons. Only: The bomb threat was a false alarm.

Shortly before 4 p.m., the cantonal police’s operations and alarm center was alerted by Migros staff in Murten. A large police force with several patrols from the cantonal police and the local police in Murten moved out to secure and block the area on a large scale. Customers in the shop and passers-by were evacuated.

12-year-old brought to police post

Explosive detection dogs and the Neutralisation, Removal and Detection of Explosive Devices (NEDEX) group from the cantonal police of Vaud searched the premises. At the same time, the investigations led to the identification and arrest of the caller. As the cantonal police in Friborg wrote in a press release, it was a 12-year-old boy who lived in the region. He was led to the police station and questioned there. It quickly turned out to be a bad joke.

No people were injured in the incident. The situation returned to normal around 8:30 p.m. The alleged perpetrator will be reported to the responsible magistrate.

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