CROATIA: Loud explosion shakes Croatian capital Zagreb

Record ID: 359497

  • Title: CROATIA: Loud explosion shakes Croatian capital Zagreb
  • Date: 23rd January 2013
  • Summary: ZAGREB, CROATIA (JANUARY 23, 2013) (REUTERS) (NIGHTSHOTS) POLICE TAPE AROUND MAIN SQUARE POLICE TENT PUT UP ON SITE OF EXPLOSION NUMBERS ON GROUND/INVESTIGATOR PASSING BY THREE INVESTIGATORS EXAMINING THE SITE CLOSE OF POLICE TAPE (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) SECURITY GUARD, DARKO EMIRSIC, SAYING: "Exactly at 2:30 a loud detonation (was heard). A few minutes after, about a doze
  • Embargoed: 7th February 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Croatia
  • Country: Croatia
  • Topics: Crime,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA9FWALEMMXWVZHEP83IRBCN8H7
  • Story Text: A loud explosion shook Croatia's capital Zagreb on Wednesday morning (January 23).
    The blast occurred at around 02:30 local time (0130 GMT) at the main square in Zagreb city centre, a security guard told Reuters Television.
    There were no injuries as the square was empty at the time, and no visible damage could be seen on nearby buildings.
    "Exactly at 2:30 a loud detonation (was heard). A few minutes after, about a dozen police vehicles, both patrol cars and unmarked, came here. They first went towards Kaptol (north of square), but several minutes later they realised that a bomb had been placed near the statue (on main square). It was a powerful explosion, there was nobody to be seen, the square was empty, there were no people around," said Darko Emirsic, security guard from a nearby bank.
    Police sealed off the area and investigation teams arrived on site soon after the explosion, but no official comments were released.
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