The federal capital Vienna was already affected on Monday, as a spokesman for the APA State Police Directorate confirmed. On Tuesday there were threats in other federal states. In Eisenstadt the agricultural college was affected, in Tyrol the education directorate was affected. The police are checking the incidents, the APA said.
The Burgenland state government office received an email containing a threat. This was probably directed against the agricultural college; the students had to leave the building in the morning. In response to an APA request, the Burgenland State Police Directorate confirmed the existence of a threat. This will be taken seriously and examined. It was initially not clear which buildings the threats were directed at in Vienna.
No suspicious items found
There was also a bomb threat in Styria. The Education Directorate was affected here at around 9:00 a.m. During the police operation, “everything was searched and no suspicious objects were found,” as the Styrian State Police Directorate said. According to police, evacuation was not necessary. The incident was not made a big deal in communication because it was not intended to motivate more free riders.
In Tyrol, the education directorate in Innsbruck was affected by a bomb threat. The threat was sent by email, a police spokeswoman told APA. However, the executive assumed that there was a “low risk situation”, so no evacuation was carried out. As a precaution, however, the building was being searched and explosives detection dogs were also involved, it was said.
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How many bomb threats have been made against educational institutions in Austria recently?
## Interview Transcript:
**Host:** We’ve seen recent reports of several bomb threats targeting educational institutions across Austria. Can you tell us more about what’s happening?
**Expert:** Absolutely. Over the past few days, we’ve seen a wave of bomb threats targeting various locations, including the agricultural college in Eisenstadt, the education directorate in Tyrol, and even the state government office in Burgenland.
**Host:** Where are these threats coming from?
**Expert:** While authorities are still investigating the exact origins, these threats appear to be separate incidents rather than a coordinated attack. Some have been sent via email, while others led to evacuations based on phone calls.
**Host:** Do authorities believe these threats are credible?
**Expert:** That’s a good question. So far, no explosives have been found in any of the targeted locations.
Experts are taking the threats seriously nevertheless, especially given the
impact they have on students, staff, and public safety.
**Host:** What’s being done to address this situation?
**Expert:**
Police are actively investigating the threats, including collaborating internationally as some evidence suggests the threats may have originated abroad.
In some instances, like the threat against the education directorate in Tyrol, while they believed there was a “low risk situation,” they still conducted thorough searches including using explosives detection dogs.
**Host:** This reminds some of a series of threats against train stations earlier this year. Do you see any connection?
**Expert:** Yes, these incidents bear some similarities to the bomb threats targeting Austrian train stations in recent months.
In that case, a 20-year-old suspect was eventually apprehended
. It remains to be seen if there’s any connection between these events.
**Host:**
What should members of the public do if they receive a bomb threat?
**Expert:**
It’s crucial to take any bomb threat seriously and immediately follow the instructions of law enforcement officials or security personnel. It’s best not to try and
investigate the threat yourself.
**Host:**
Thank you for shedding light on this developing situation. We will continue to monitor these developments.