A man threatens to blow himself up at the administration of Lithuania

A spokesman for the President of Lithuania, Daiva Ulbinajte, confirmed, referring to officials that a man with a large suitcase was seen at the gates from Vilnius University, which threatened to blow himself up.

Administration employees were asked to leave the building. At that time there was no president in it.

Policemen, firefighters and ambulance crews came to the scene around the 17 watch.

The guards of the security department called the police. He reported a suspicious man threatening to explode.

The police do not approach the suspect. The anti-terrorist unit negotiator Aras arrived at the scene.

The police blocked traffic on neighboring streets. Plan Shield is announced.

The girl who was in the library of the central building said that she had learned about what was happening on information sites. According to her, a few minutes later the phone rang to the librarian of the reading room, the caller asked how many people were in the reading room.

“The reading room was full of people. A few minutes later a man came and asked us to leave the building. There was no panic, but queues formed at the wardrobe,” the girl said.

People who were in the library premises of the central building of Vilnius University were asked to stay away from windows and doors, as there is a danger of an explosion. People were also asked to leave the university yard.

At about 17.50:XNUMX p.m., negotiations were still underway with the man who threatened to blow himself up. The operation is supervised by Aras employees.

Aras commander Viktoras Grabauskas said that the territory is completely protected and nothing threatens civilians.

Marius Narushevicius, senior specialist of the Operations Department of the Vilnius District Police Commissariat, said that he was negotiating with the man, but he did not give detailed comments.

According to him, all comments will be given later. Those who stood next to the building of the presidential palace, he advised to move away.