Bomb threat that confused Barcelona

In statements to the press from local police sources in Catalonia, it was reported that security personnel on duty at the Plaza de Catalunya metro station received a bomb alarm upon hearing a clock go off and seeing a package and suspicious wires in a dumpster. can next to him at 18:00 local time today.

After the work of the bomb disposal teams sent to the station, it was noted that there was a burglar alarm system that was said to present no risk in the rubbish and that the alarm was false.

It was announced that the metro station, which was evacuated for security reasons, and the three connected metro train lines, where services stopped, reopened and returned to normal after about 1.5 hours.

BOMB WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY

In another incident that took place yesterday afternoon in Barcelona, ​​the station and its surroundings were evacuated after receiving an anonymous tip that there was a bomb on a train heading to the Plaza Cataluña metro station, one of the busiest lines in the city, and flights resumed after about 20 minutes when it was understood that it was a false alarm. (AA)