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      Ukraine: Kiev Metro Bridge on shutdown amid bomb threat00:32

      Ukraine: Kiev Metro Bridge on shutdown amid bomb threat

      Ukraine, Kiev
      Politics
      September 18, 2019 at 15:43 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Police cordoned off Kiev's Metro Bridge in the centre of the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday after a man threatened to set off explosives on the bridge, according to the country's interior ministry.

      The Ukrainian authorities treat the incident as "a preparation for a terror attack."

      Special services including police, military personnel and bomb disposal team are working at the scene.

      Ukraine: Kiev Metro Bridge on shutdown amid bomb threat00:32
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      Police cordoned off Kiev's Metro Bridge in the centre of the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday after a man threatened to set off explosives on the bridge, according to the country's interior ministry.

      The Ukrainian authorities treat the incident as "a preparation for a terror attack."

      Special services including police, military personnel and bomb disposal team are working at the scene.

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