RT
Sept 13, 2017
More than 10,000 people were evacuated from shopping centers, railway stations and universities in Moscow, following “almost simultaneous” warnings that they had been rigged with explosives.
@lifenews_ru эвакуация ТЦ МЕТРОПОЛИС @m24video pic.twitter.com/k9cVmhtki5
— М.М (@me1nikoff_m) September 13, 2017
“Twenty sites are currently being evacuated, and more than 10,000 people have been escorted out, though the specific number is still being confirmed,” an emergency services source told news agency Tass.
Очередная эвакуация. БЦ “Город столиц” и ТЦ Афимолл, Москва-Сити. Угроза взрыва, говорят, ждут кинологов. pic.twitter.com/2aE8XmWoCL
— Тихомирова Ольга (@TikhomirovaON) September 13, 2017
“This appears to be a case of telephone terrorism, but we have to check the credibility of these messages,” said the source, who noted that the calls began at the same time, and continued after the evacuations had begun.
Эпидемия анонимных звонков о минировании в России. Эвакуация ТЦ Метрополис в Москве. А здесь о том, что происходит: https://t.co/rpRIh34ksc pic.twitter.com/2ZLUWkzubQ
— Business FM (@Radio_BFM) September 13, 2017
Emergency services said that specialist units and officers with sniffer dogs are examining the buildings.
В Москве эвакуировали три ТЦ и три вокзала #Москва #эвакуацияhttps://t.co/DKH8HUHfsy pic.twitter.com/wUOPuyHfHW
— Спектр (@spektronline) September 13, 2017
Among the locations affected are three of the capital’s biggest railway stations, more than a dozen shopping centers – including GUM, located next to Red Square – and at least one university, with…