Bomb Threat at Argentina's Congress

Buenos Aires, March 12 — A bomb threat on Thursday prompted a major security operation around the Congress building. Police forces and explosives experts deployed to conduct a preventive sweep to rule out the presence of dangerous devices. «A bomb threat was reported,» police sources told Noticias Argentinas news agency. Firefighters from the Federal Police were working at the scene. The sources indicated that «a thorough inspection was carried out, which yielded negative results.» The threat was intercepted via trunking, which involves tapping into mobile radio communication systems, leading to a call to 911. The interception was reported by the Buenos Aires Provincial Police, which alerted the City authorities and, ultimately, the Federal Police, as the Congress falls under their jurisdiction. There was no evacuation as the threat was directed at an exterior area of the Congress. Story developing…