Event b5bb4a73-af28-4cbb-a9a7-2ce78ab15aca

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Sabotage Country: Lithuania Attack Type: Bomb Threat

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2128899/hoax-bomb-t ...

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Event Time

2y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Hoax bomb threat targets Kaunas Hydro Power Plant

Short Summary: A hoax bomb threat targeted the Kaunas Hydro Power Plant on 20 November 2023. Authorities found no explosives; the threat is part of a series of recent false alarms affecting Lithuanian infrastructure.

Description

On November 20, 2023, an anonymous bomb threat was made against the Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, a critical infrastructure site in Lithuania. Authorities checked the facility and found no suspicious items; the threat was later deemed a hoax. Police are conducting a pre-trial investigation to identify the perpetrator. Other hoax bomb threats were also reported at Vilnius and Kaunas airports on the same day.

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An anonymous call that explosives had been planted at Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, one of Lithuania’s strategically important facilities, proved to be a hoax.

The caller told the police at just after 11:00 on Monday that the plant would explode at 13:00.

Officers and colleagues from the Public Security Service checked the accesses and internal premises, and found no suspicious items.

On Monday morning, Vilnius and Kaunas airports also received hoax phone calls about bombs planted in the premises.

According to Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC), the new hoax bomb threats do not appear to be linked to last month’s wave.

"There are currently no clear indications that this is a continued attack," it added.

The police are conducting a pre-trial investigation and trying to identify the callers making the threats.

Officers and colleagues from the Public Security Service checked the accesses and internal premises, and found no suspicious items

There are currently no clear indications that this is a continued attack.

Related URLs

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2128899/hoax-bomb-threat-targets-kaunas-hydro-power-plant

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2128899/hoax-bomb-threat-targets-kaunas-hydro-power-plant

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