CHISINAU, March 12 , employees and passengers evacuated from the building.
Earlier on Sunday, the press service of the police reported that it had received four reports of bombs planted in Chisinau from the same person.
«Today, March 12, 2023, at about 12:50 (13:50 Moscow time), the Border Police officers were warned by the Information Bureau of Chisinau International Airport that a phone call had been received with a message about the mining of the airport,» the telegram says. border police channel.
It is specified that security measures have been strengthened, operational groups of specialized services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been mobilized. Airport employees and passengers were evacuated from the building, the procedure for registering passengers was temporarily suspended.
The border police specified that last year 38 false threats about planted bombs were registered at the Chisinau airport.
According to local law, if the identity of the author of false reports is confirmed, he faces a fine of up to 42.5 thousand lei (about 2.4 thousand dollars), 180-240 hours of corrective labor or imprisonment for up to two years .