The manager of the central department store in Bishkek, Viktor Zhirkov, said the information according to which the building was mined was not confirmed, reports Sputnik Kyrgyzstan.
According to him, people started running inside again, the cord was removed.
Earlier, Sputnik Kyrgyzstan reported, citing unconfirmed media reports, that the central department store was cordoned off by police and people were evacuated. Prior to that, law enforcement had reportedly received reports that a woman had planted a bomb in the building, and reports were also released that hostages had been taken in the entertainment center.
The chief of TsUM's security service clarified that the call to the police arrived at 3:55 p.m. (12:55 p.m. Moscow time). There were no hostages here, it is already fiction, ”Zhirkov said.
He stressed that the special services had completely checked the building.
Earlier, Sputnik radio reported that residents of Turkish Marmaris were being prepared for an evacuation due to fires.
