The building of the Chisinau City Appeals Court was evacuated after a woman called the 112 service and said that an explosive device was planted there. The Botanica Police Inspectorate was alerted at about 10:15am, IPN reports.

Press officer of the Chisinau Police Division Natalia Stati has told IPN that all the specialized services travelled to the scene. The staff members and the people who were in the building at that moment were evacuated. The area was fenced.

Searches are being carried out. The police are taking measures to identify the caller.

This is the third bomb threat at the Chisinau City Appeals Court so far this year. The first two turned out to be hoaxes.

Under the Penal Code, the authors of bomb hoaxes face fines of 27,500 to 42,500 lei, 180 to 240 hours of community service or up to two years in jail.