Large police after bomb threats against newspaper – Aftonbladet

A large police operation underway in central Nyköping after a bomb threat.

A building has been evacuated and police officers are deployed in the outside area.

– A bomb threat is received by the Södermanland Nyheter’s editorial staff via email, says Eric Björkholm, assistant duty officer at the police.

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20:36 on Saturday night to the police bomb threat Södermanland News .

– We chose to vacate the property and has worked to cordon off the area around. We also have a bomb group on the way, says Eric Björkholm.

According Södermanland What is it about an anonymous tip emails in which the threat was made. In that wrote the sender that an attack was planned against the newspaper.

At present it is unclear whether several properties had to be evacuated.

– It is up to the police chief to make such judgments, and I know the not currently there are several, said Eric Björkholm.

“Bag with weapons”

According to employees at the online magazine Blåjus so visible police officers with what looks like stepping weapons at the barriers.

– They have a bag on the back that looks like it could include some form of heavier weapons, says Madelene Hårseth from Blue Light.

She has also seen a nearby tavern been evacuated.

– This is a great property, so there are several places that you vacate.

Bomb Group on the way

The police will now freeze mode until the bomb group arrived.

– I do not know when they will. As soon as they are available, is what I got for me, hopefully as quickly as possible.

According to information provided to Aftonbladet, there must be a link between the threat and Södermanland Nyheter’s coverage of the bombing of an apartment in Nyköping, former of the week.

– There is nothing I even thought about at the moment. We work individually with the event, said Eric Björkholm.