ZAGREB, Jan 18 (Hina) - Mine removal experts did not find any explosive device in the parliament building and today's tip-off was false, Croatian Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic said on Friday. Tomcic said no explosive devices were
discovered in a police search of the building, which ended at 3.10 pm. Tomcic was informed about the tip-off by Interior Minister Sime Lucin around 1.30 pm today. After the information was made known, MPs, who were in session at the time, and parliament staff evacuated the building. Zagreb police spokeswoman Stanka Saraja told reporters mine removal experts had also carried out a preventive check-up of parliament offices in nearby Opaticka Street. Dogs trained to detect explosives were used in a search of cars parked in front of the parliament building in St. Mark's Square. According to police information, the false tip-off was received from an unidentified man who phoned the
ZAGREB, Jan 18 (Hina) - Mine removal experts did not find any
explosive device in the parliament building and today's tip-off was
false, Croatian Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic said on Friday.
Tomcic said no explosive devices were discovered in a police search
of the building, which ended at 3.10 pm.
Tomcic was informed about the tip-off by Interior Minister Sime
Lucin around 1.30 pm today. After the information was made known,
MPs, who were in session at the time, and parliament staff evacuated
the building.
Zagreb police spokeswoman Stanka Saraja told reporters mine
removal experts had also carried out a preventive check-up of
parliament offices in nearby Opaticka Street.
Dogs trained to detect explosives were used in a search of cars
parked in front of the parliament building in St. Mark's Square.
According to police information, the false tip-off was received
from an unidentified man who phoned the police at 12:47 from a phone
booth in Sesvete outside Zagreb.
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