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Bomb scares at media outlets ‘false alarms’

The offices of two Spanish media groups were evacuated after the receipt of suspicious packages on Wednesday with police later saying the bomb threats were false alarms.

Published: 7 January 2015 16:06 CET
Updated: 7 January 2015 21:06 CET

Bomb scares at media outlets 'false alarms'

Spanish newspapers announcing the abdication of Spain's King Juan Carlos in June 2014. File photo: Gerard Julien/AFP

The offices of Spanish media group La Prisa, home of newspaper El País, were evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered.

Journalists from the media group took to Twitter posting photographs and updates of the situation.

Esperando a volver a nuestros puestos de trabajo en cuanto se aclare qué pasa con un "paquete extraño" en Prisa pic.twitter.com/7Fds8Cf7GQ

— Daniel Basteiro (@basteiro) January 7, 2015

La Prisa is home to the most widely read newspaper in Spain, El País, as well as the newspaper Cinco Dias and the Spanish Huffington Post.

Policia en la sede de Prisa. Han encontrado un paquete sospechoso en El País. Y desalojan el edificio. pic.twitter.com/EA3O4fhDDS

— Laura M. Guerrero (@mglaura) January 7, 2015

Staff at the group were given the all-clear to return to their desks at around 4pm, Spanish media reported.

Also on Wednesday, the offices of Spanish newspaper Libertad Digital was cordoned off after a suspicious package was received, although it is not known if the two incidents were connected.

Ampliamos: la Policía acordona la sede de Libertad Digital por un paquete sospechoso http://t.co/2jozfr4zj4 pic.twitter.com/HrDUpMkHzh

— Libertad Digital (@libertaddigital) January 7, 2015

Both incidents were false alarms, a police spokesperson told The Local.