Over 200 evacuated over bomb threat in Siberian power plant
Published time: 29 Jan, 2016 05:26 Edited time: 29 Jan, 2016 06:36
At least 231 people were evacuated from the dam of the hydroelectric power plant near the Russian city of Novosibirsk after reports of explosive devices planted there, a plant official said.
An engineer on duty received a message from local emergency services about an explosive device possibly planted on the grounds of the power station, a spokesperson for the Novosibirsk power plant, Olesya Tarasova, told RIA Novosti.
She added that bomb disposal experts had arrived at the scene to investigate the incident.
Из-за сообщения о бомбе дамба ГЭС оцеплена полицейскими https://t.co/FmO6GXsFG7pic.twitter.com/FSVNFVGHeP
— Совок.инфо (@Sovokinfo) January 29, 2016However, the specialists haven’t managed to locate any explosive devices in the area around the plant, Tarasova said. She added that the tipoff was a false call from a local woman who is currently being treated in a psychiatric facility and had claimed she had “a vision” of the bomb.
