Investigation about notification of bomb in GPB launched under article of false alarm on terrorism

21:29, 24.08.2020

An investigation about the notification of a bomb in the building of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has been launched under Article 331 of Criminal Code of Georgia envisaging the false alarm on terrorism – Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) told GPB.

Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) continues working in its usual regime. Law enforcers worked in the building of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB).

Mine-diffusion specialists and officers of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) were inspecting the building for more than 4 hours. Employees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) were evacuated from GPB building. The First Channel and Radio of GPB worked in uninterrupted regime.

A notification was received on the hotline of the broadcaster earlier this afternoon about presence of a bomb in the building.

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