Visitors and employees of Asia Mall were asked to leave the mall due to a call about planted bomb.
According to Leninsky district police department, the relevant services are working at the site, the building has been cordoned off.
Recall, this is not the first hoax callers’ attack. Students of two schools, No. 33 and gymnasium No. 4, were evacuated in Bishkek due to a bomb threat on May 2.
Students of 28 educational institutions were evacuated in the capital on April 27. There were two reports of alleged explosive devices planted in schools, colleges, universities and shopping malls.
Educational institutions and shopping centers in Bishkek received the similar messages on January 20 and March 22. The organizers of these attacks have not yet been found. Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Aibek Shamenov said that the accounts from which the messages were sent are registered in the territories of Ukraine and Russia.
The Ministry of Education instructed to step up security measures in schools, colleges and universities.
Source: 24.kg News Agency