Bomb Threats Halt Operations at Magdeburg and Passau Train Stations

Police evacuate and search stations and trains after bomb threats disrupt train services in Germany and Austria.

Magdeburg's central train station was evacuated and closed after a bomb threat was reported to police around 6 PM.
Police deployed sniffer dogs to search the Magdeburg station, which reopened at approximately 8:30 PM.
A simultaneous bomb threat targeted Passau train station, with the alert received by Deutsche Bahn.
In Passau, train services were suspended as police searched the station and two ICE trains, one in Passau and another in Schärding, Austria.
Authorities have not yet disclosed any findings or confirmed whether the threats were connected.