6 Oct 2017 13:46

Over 1,000 evacuated from Moscow business center after bomb threat

MOSCOW. Oct 6 (Interfax) - Over 1,000 people were evacuated from the Orbita business center in Moscow after an anonymous bomb threat, a source told Interfax on Friday.

Law-enforcement agencies received an anonymous phone call saying that there was an explosive device at the Orbita business center in Moscow's Strogino district, the source said. Over 1,000 people were evacuated. The building is being examined by police with dogs.

The Moscow region's elections commission is located in the building.