Various Lithuanian institutions, businesses, and organisations last night received Russian-language emails about bombs planted in their premises.
The e-mails were sent to approximately 2,000 addresses and came from five different e-mail addresses, according to the Police Department.
Ramūnas Matonis, the department’s spokesperson, told BNS that institutions had contacted the police about 900 times in response to the emails, but no suspicious items had been found so far.
“The threat level remains unchanged, and we urge everyone to follow the common recommendations of the police and the National Crisis Management Centre. Responsible services are operating at full capacity,” it said in a statement.
Recipients of the threatening e-mails are asked to follow the guidelines updated on Tuesday and consult the police at phone number +370 700 60 000.
The emergency number 112 should only be called if a suspicious item is found after inspecting the premises and the surrounding area.
Institutions and organisations are advised to review their evacuation plans and test how they work in practice.
Thousands of hoax bomb threats have been emailed to schools, kindergartens, and municipal buildings across Lithuania since last Friday. Latvia and Estonia have also been flooded with similar emails.
Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said on Tuesday that the continuing barrage of emailed bomb threats was a cyberattack on a regional scale. She added that a threat assessment was carried out and no risks were found.
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