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Amazon's Office in Madrid Evacuated Following Telephone Bomb Threat - Police

© REUTERS / StringerPolice cordon off the area after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017
Police cordon off the area after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017 - Sputnik International
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MADRID (Sputnik) - Amazon's office in the Spanish city of Madrid has been evacuated following a telephone bomb threat, local police told Sputnik on Thursday.

Around 11 am, police received a warning that an explosive device had been placed at Amazon's headquarters in Madrid.

"A threat has been received, and the building has been evacuated to facilitate the work of the agents who are currently making effort to establish if the threat is real," Madrid police said.

After inspecting the building, nothing suspicious was found, sources close to the police told the OKDIARIO media outlet.

"We continue to work in the area", the same sources said.

Amazon's offices are located in the Prado Business Park complex, managed by AXA IM-Real Estate.

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