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3,500 people evacuated from Moscow City towers after ‘suspicious object’ found – reports (VIDEOS) | |
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Some 3,500 people have been evacuated from one of the skyscrapers in the Moscow City business area after a "suspicious object" was reportedly found in the high-rise building. | Some 3,500 people have been evacuated from one of the skyscrapers in the Moscow City business area after a "suspicious object" was reportedly found in the high-rise building. |
The object was discovered on the ground floor of a business center located in the Gorod Stolits (City of Capitals) complex, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed source. | The object was discovered on the ground floor of a business center located in the Gorod Stolits (City of Capitals) complex, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed source. |
Police units including officers with sniffer dogs are currently working at the scene, the news agency added. | Police units including officers with sniffer dogs are currently working at the scene, the news agency added. |
The complex consists of the Moscow tower, which is 73 storeys high, and the 65-storey St. Petersburg tower. | |
Both of them have been evacuated, the Moskva news agency reports. | |
According to the agency citing a law enforcement source, the decision to vacate both buildings was made after a fire alarm went off. |