A reported on Tuesday bomb threat in Spain's fourth-tallest skyscraper, The Torre Espacio, which hosts embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, turned out to be a false alarm, the police stated.
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This comes after earlier in the day, Reuters reported citing police spokeswoman that the edifice located at the Paseo de la Castellana was evacuated due to a suspected bomb. The National Police has urged anyone who was inside or in the vicinity of the building to follow the instructions of the security staff.
ACTUALIZACIÓN TORRE ESPACIO:
— Policía Nacional (@policia) 16 апреля 2019 г.
Tras recibirse una amenaza de bomba, se activó el protocolo de seguridad. Finalmente se ha podido determinar que la amenaza era falsa
Se está procediendo al realojo del edificio. Todo vuelve a la normalidad.@policia investiga el origen de la llamada pic.twitter.com/pXBB8NnaLM
However, later in the day, police stated in a tweet that people can now re-enter the 235 metres high skyscraper.