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Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
A hoax bomb threat targeted Kaunas Hydro Power Plant in Lithuania on 20 November 2023; the threat proved false after police inspection.
On 20 November 2023, just after 11:00 local time, an anonymous caller phoned Lithuanian police claiming explosives had been planted at the strategically important Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, threatening an explosion planned for 13:00. Police and the Public Security Service checked the plant thoroughly, finding no suspicious items. This incident followed a series of hoax bomb threats targeting Vilnius and Kaunas airports earlier the same morning, as well as a similar threat last week at Vilnius Airport. In the previous month, thousands of false bomb threat emails targeted schools, kindergartens, and municipal institutions across Lithuania. According to Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC), the new wave of hoax threats differs in pattern and delivery method, mainly voice or automated calls, and currently shows no clear linkage to last month's campaign. Authorities are conducting a pre-trial investigation to identify the callers, while advising recipients to call emergency number 112 and comply with police instructions. Services are actively managing the situation to mitigate disruptions.
Confidence: High
Classified as aggressor event because the article describes hostile hoax bomb threats aimed at critical Lithuanian infrastructure and airports, representing hostile destabilization tactics. Classified as defense preparation event because Lithuanian authorities, including police and security services, are actively investigating, responding, and managing the threats to protect critical infrastructure and public safety.
Source URL
https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2128899/hoax-bomb-threat-targets-kaunas-hydro-power-plant
Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.
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Event time
Nov 20, 2023, 09:00 UTC
Event time confidence
pm1h
Location
Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, Lithuania
Country
Lithuania
Tags
Hoax bomb threat, Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, Lithuania, Public Security Service, National Crisis Management Centre, Threat investigation, Terrorism, False alarm, Infrastructure threat, Bomb threat calls
Signal
Submitted
Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
A hoax bomb threat targeted Kaunas Hydro Power Plant in Lithuania on 20 November 2023; the threat proved false after police inspection.
On 20 November 2023, just after 11:00 local time, an anonymous caller phoned Lithuanian police claiming explosives had been planted at the strategically important Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, threatening an explosion planned for 13:00. Police and the Public Security Service checked the plant thoroughly, finding no suspicious items. This incident followed a series of hoax bomb threats targeting Vilnius and Kaunas airports earlier the same morning, as well as a similar threat last week at Vilnius Airport. In the previous month, thousands of false bomb threat emails targeted schools, kindergartens, and municipal institutions across Lithuania. According to Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre (NKVC), the new wave of hoax threats differs in pattern and delivery method, mainly voice or automated calls, and currently shows no clear linkage to last month's campaign. Authorities are conducting a pre-trial investigation to identify the callers, while advising recipients to call emergency number 112 and comply with police instructions. Services are actively managing the situation to mitigate disruptions.
Confidence: High
Classified as aggressor event because the article describes hostile hoax bomb threats aimed at critical Lithuanian infrastructure and airports, representing hostile destabilization tactics. Classified as defense preparation event because Lithuanian authorities, including police and security services, are actively investigating, responding, and managing the threats to protect critical infrastructure and public safety.
Source URL
https://lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2128899/hoax-bomb-threat-targets-kaunas-hydro-power-plant
Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.
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Event time
Nov 20, 2023, 09:00 UTC
Event time confidence
pm1h
Location
Kaunas Hydro Power Plant, Lithuania
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Lithuania
Tags
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