Police and firefighters are intervening at the Milan courthouse after several phone calls were received about the presence of a bomb. The phone calls were received at the police headquarters, with a source reporting they essentially said 'there is a bomb in the courthouse' and were made with a foreign-sounding voice within half an hour. Multiple firefighter and police vehicles have arrived in front of the Milan courthouse, and checks are underway.
The top officials of the Milan judicial offices immediately activated the emergency plan. Prosecutor Marcello Viola, Chief Prosecutor Francesca Nanni, President of the Court Fabio Roia, and President of the Court of Appeal Giuseppe Ondei immediately ordered the evacuation of the seven floors of the Milan courthouse building, according to judicial officials. Evacuation of some parts of the Milan courthouse is underway, with all people inside, hundreds, gradually exiting the building.
All activities, including hearings, have been interrupted at the Milan courthouse. Some nearby streets have been closed with tape, and people are being asked to move away while checks by law enforcement are ongoing. Once the evacuation is complete, cleanup operations by law enforcement will begin at the Milan courthouse, according to a source.
The evacuation process involved hundreds of individuals exiting the building systematically as part of the emergency response. Law enforcement personnel are conducting thorough searches of the premises to ensure safety. It remains unknown whether a bomb is actually present at the Milan courthouse, and the identity or motive of the caller(s) in the Milan incident has not been determined.
In a separate incident, a threatening phone call about a bomb at the Komotini courthouse triggered an alarm to the authorities on Tuesday afternoon (10/3), according to a source. The Komotini courthouse building was hastily evacuated, and police forces are at the Komotini courthouse to determine if a bomb has actually been placed or if it is a hoax. Authorities are investigating both incidents to assess any potential links between them.
It is unknown whether the incidents in Milan and Komotini are connected.