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topicnews · October 6, 2024

MDR radio station in Magdeburg evacuated: bomb threat!

MDR radio station in Magdeburg evacuated: bomb threat!

Magdeburg – Yesterday Saturday afternoon it came Magdeburg MDR state broadcasting center on a police operation.

The MDR state broadcasting center of Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg had to be evacuated on Saturday. (Archive image) © Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

As the Magdeburg police station announced, there had previously been a bomb threat.

Everyone in the building had to leave. A person in charge of the radio station ordered the evacuation.

Explosives detection dogs were also used. They were used to search the radio station for possible sources of danger.

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However, no suspicious objects were found, they said. All employees were then able to return to the building.

There was no danger to the public, according to the police. It was not assumed that the threatening message was serious.

At the same time, other ARD regional radio stations also received bomb threats. This is also how you get into MDR Erfurt the radio station was evacuated. The searches there also took place without finding any suspicious objects.