A bomb threat was reported this Tuesday morning at the Mall Plaza Oeste in the Cerrillos district of the Metropolitan Region.
The incident occurred shortly before 10:00 AM, when police officers were dispatched to the shopping center after someone wrote on a mirror: "I LEFT A BOMB. IT WILL EXPLODE AT 12:00 PM."
According to police information, the message, written in red marker, appeared in one of the men's restrooms on the third floor of the shopping center.
As a result of the incident, the shopping center was evacuated, and all entrances remain closed.
Personnel from the GOPE (Special Operations Group) of the Carabineros (Chilean police) were dispatched to the scene.
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Nacional: Personnel from the Carabineros' GOPE (Special Operations Group) were dispatched to the scene. Photo: Javier Salvo/Aton Chile. JAVIER SALVO/ATON CHILE. Comments: A bomb threat was reported this morning at the Mall Plaza Oeste in the Cerrillos district of the Metropolitan Region. The incident occurred shortly before 10:00 AM, when police personnel went to the shopping center after someone wrote on a mirror: "I LEFT A BOMB. IT WILL EXPLODE AT 12:00 PM." According to police information, the message, written in red marker, appeared in one of the men's restrooms on the third floor of the shopping center. As a result of the incident, the shopping center was evacuated, and access points remain closed. Personnel from the Carabineros' GOPE were dispatched to the scene. More on: Carabineros (Police Force), Bomb, Alert, Mall Plaza Oeste.