The number of bomb scare-related calls to the police is increasing in Estonia, and checking abandoned items requires considerable resources from the emergency services.
Data from the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) show that more than 100 bomb scare-related callouts were registered in Estonia over the previous two years. In the first five months of this year alone, there have already been 83 incidents.
Many cases begin with items left in public spaces.
In Tallinn’s Kesklinn last week, an unattended suitcase left at a bus stop triggered a bomb scare. No threat was found. Police said bomb disposal experts determined that the suitcase left at the bus stop contained only clothes.
Lennart Kams, head of the patrol service at the Lääne-Harju Police Station, said every report must be taken seriously.
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