Bomb warning in the area Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI), The agency, which falls under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, forced the National Police to evacuate around 150 people. According to the Government Delegation in Madrid, this is a “False alarm” caused by “malicious call”.
CDTI is located in: Calle del Cid, number 4, in the center of Madrid. The bomb alert was received around 2.30pm this Wednesday and authorities are investigating whether it was a positive or negative warning.
Streets of Villas, Recoletos, Villanueva and Calle del Cid. Police reopened these roads around 16:15.
At the time of the warning, an event of the Science for Peace and Security Program (SPS) was being held at the Center for Technological Development and Innovation. with scientific community NATO.
“I have to go to work.” “My house is on this street.” “I need to move the car out of the parking lot.” Dozens of National Police agents who responded to the scene of the explosive threat received the same negative response to all requests.
“They evacuated us all, apparently the helicopter is coming… “They told us there was a bomb threat on Calle del Cid,” said one witness, still disturbed by the alarm.
“At one point the whole place was filled with police and they even sent us to the street in front of Recoletos, so we couldn’t even be at the bottom of the street,” added the same woman, who was monitoring along with other citizens. , the actions of the authorities.
Event with Calviño at Casa América
According to National Police agents, this bomb warning has nothing to do with the incident CAF-Latin American Development Bank Conference 2023Just 200 meters from the Center for Technological Development and Innovation, which brings together officials from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean at the Casa de América in Madrid.
The first vice president and acting minister for Economy and Digital Transformation joined this region this morning. Nadia CalvinoThe person responsible for cooperating in the opening of this conference.
Likewise, they also participated in this event. Teresa Ribera, third vice president and deputy minister responsible for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, and Antonio Garamendi, President of the Confederation of Spanish Business Enterprises (CEOE).