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Police operation at Hallenstadion following bomb threat

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On the morning of Friday 29 May 2015, an anonymous caller threatened the FIFA Congress taking place at the Hallenstadion in Zurich. The police are currently investigating the matter.

29. Mai 2015,16.03 Uhr

This morning, an editorial department in Zurich received a telephone bomb threat against the FIFA Congress being held at the Hallenstadion. Zurich City Police, the rescue services and various specialists immediately proceeded to the Zurich district of Oerlikon to assess the situation on site together with FIFA officials. The decision was taken for the conference hall to be searched by specialists from the Zurich City Police and the Scientific Research Service, the WFD. The police operation is still in progress. However, nobody has had to be evacuated so far. Further information will be provided as soon as it is available.

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