A String of Bomb Threats Triggers Evacuations Across Russia

An unprecedented rash of bomb threats across Russia this week has left the country's emergency and security services scrambling to evacuate major cities. Though Russia is no stranger to bomb threats, it has never experienced so many at once. So far, over 115 threats have forced more than 130,000 people to evacuate 420 schools, shopping malls, theaters, train stations, airports, government facilities and universities across 22 cities stretching from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Meanwhile, some 40 threats have been made in Moscow alone, though emergency responders have not found explosive devices in any of the locations targeted....