13 September 2004 -- Ukrainian police today evacuated dozens of people at an airport in southern Ukraine after finding a suspicious package that turned out to be a fake bomb.
The incident happened at the airport in Zaporizhia, about 560 kilometers southeast of the capital, Kyiv.
Police spokesman Oleksandr Volkodav said that bomb disposal experts found a box containing "a fake mixture resembling explosives" and that the parcel was later destroyed.
Ukrainian authorities are on high alert following several recent terrorist attacks in Russia.
(AP)
Police spokesman Oleksandr Volkodav said that bomb disposal experts found a box containing "a fake mixture resembling explosives" and that the parcel was later destroyed.
Ukrainian authorities are on high alert following several recent terrorist attacks in Russia.
(AP)