The emergency center had received a report that a man with a gun had been spotted in the library. According to the current information, the announcement is baseless.
Helsinki central library in Oodi was a visible police operation on Friday afternoon.
The emergency center received a report at 3:02 p.m. that a man with a gun had been spotted in the library, the Helsinki police command center tells HS.
However, at 4:30 in the afternoon, the police had so far not been able to find a person matching the characteristics. The search continued in the vicinity of the library.
“According to the current information, the announcement is without merit,” the management center says.
Present who is the editor of HS Rosa Welling said that there were at least three police cars and a dozen policemen there after three in the afternoon.
According to him, most police officers have shields.
“Clearly they were looking for someone,” says Welling.
The library was not emptied, and the atmosphere was calm, according to Welling.
According to the police command center, the situation poses no danger to bystanders.
A police armored car near Oodi on Friday.
Police car in front of Oodi.
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