16 Apr, 2019 @ 14:16
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Bomb threat in Madrid declared false alarm as workers told they can return to work

SOME 2,000 workers have been told they can return to work following an alleged bomb threat on a skyscraper in Madrid. 

According to ABC, the supposed threat against the Australian Embassy inside the Torrespacio tower was a false alarm.

Sources told the newspaper the threat may have been caused by the triggering of a fire alarm.

Police, who are remaining on site, are investigating the events after carrying out a search for explosives with sniffer dogs.

The building, which also houses the British, Canadian and Dutch embassies, is one of the four towers of the Paseo de la Castellana.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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