Bomb threat at Augsburg Central Station - Muke in large -scale work!

Bombendrohung am 18.07.2025 gegen ein Hotel am Augsburger Hauptbahnhof. Polizei ergreift Maßnahmen, Nahverkehr unterbrochen.
Bomb threat on July 18, 2025 against a hotel at Augsburg Central Station. Police take measures, local transport interrupted. (Symbolbild/MM)

Bomb threat at Augsburg Central Station - Muke in large -scale work!

On July 18, 2025, a bomb threat against a hotel at Augsburg Central Station. The police are on site and conduct extensive exams to clarify the seriousness of this threat. Wochenblatt reported that the threat was known in the morning and that instant measures were initiated to ensure the security of the public.

While the trains continue to drive, local transport was massively affected. From 10:30 a.m., all bus and tram lines in the direction of the main train station as well as to Stadtbergen and the university clinic were discontinued. Merkur added that the access roads in the area of the main train station were also locked up, which means that there were considerable disturbances in Traffic flow came.

growing number of threats

The bomb threat in Augsburg is in the context of a troubling development that can be observed in all of Germany in recent months. Schools received similar threats in numerous federal states, which meant that schoolchildren were sent home as a precaution. The number of bomb threats has increased across Germany, which is particularly alarming in the Abitur phase. Euronews reported hundreds of affected schools, among others in Rhineland-Palatinate, where the Ministry of Education sentenced the attacks as hideous. There have also been around 40 cases of threatening emails in Bavaria, especially in the Augsburg area.

police investigations are underway, both in Augsburg and nationwide, to better understand the background of these worrying incidents. The security authorities emphasize that bomb threats are a serious crime and bind significant resources.

With the measures taken, the authorities hope that the situation can be clarified quickly and that the safety of the population can be restored. Further information on the location around the hotel at the main train station can be expected while the police are continuing.

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