New wave of fake bomb threats hits Moscow

Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-05 23:47:13|Editor: yan
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MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Emergency service experts and dog handlers have inspected dozens of public buildings in Russia's captial which in the last few days have received bomb threats, but found no explosives, TASS news agency said Thursday.

A total of 14 Moscow district courts, around 15 schools, a hospital, Moscow State University's History Museum and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior have been inspected, the agency said, quoting an unnamed emergency services source.

On Thursday, more than 10,000 school students and teachers were evacuated from 10 schools which had received anonymous bomb threats, TASS said, adding that on Wednesday almost 30 educational facilities received false bomb threats.

According to TASS, the people sending the threats since Nov. 28 are doing it from abroad, presumably in Ukraine, demanding money transfers in Bitcoins.

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