updateThe night shift of Volvo Car Gent was evacuated during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday after a bomb threat was received. According to the report, a bomb would explode at the site at midnight. As a precaution, the evacuation started at 11:30 PM and the 1,500 employees were not allowed to enter the site for an hour.
The bomb threat came in during Tuesday evening. The message stated that a bomb would explode on the Volvo Car Gent site at midnight. Because the company is located in the port zone, the Maritime Police is leading the investigation. As a precaution, the 1,500 employees were evacuated at 11:30 p.m. A sweep of the site was then carried out, using explosives dogs.
An hour later, the site was declared safe and the employees could return to work. In the meantime, the investigation into the sender of the message is still ongoing. We hear from a good source that there are indications of a suspect, but that the person in question has not yet been arrested.
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