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                      Suspicious package found at RUG building on Oude Boteringestraat (UPDATE)

                      Suspicious package found at RUG building on Oude Boteringestraat (UPDATE)

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                      The police in Groningen have closed off a section of the Oude Boteringestraat after a suspicious package was found inside a University of Groningen building.

                      Translation by Traci White

                      UPDATE: 9:15 p.m., Friday, 11 January

                      Mayor Peter den Oudsten told RTV Noord that the letter containing an unknown substance sent to the Confucius Institute also included a bomb threat. The mayor declined to elaborate on the exact wording of the letter due to the ongoing investigation. The police thoroughly inspected the building for any explosives after it was determined that the powder was not hazardous.

                      The Groningen Confucius Institute is one of several hundred Chinese government-funded cultural institutes around the world that offer Chinese languages lessons and organise cultural events. The Groningen centre was featured in a recent episode of the Dutch documentary programme “Medialogica”.

                      UPDATE: 12:50 p.m., Thursday, 10 January

                      The Groningen police have announced that the substance inside the letter was not hazardous. The building is being inspected, but the police have scaled down the situation to GRIP 0.

                      UPDATE: 11:34 a.m., Thursday, 10 January

                      According to Dagblad van het Noorden, the package is reportedly a letter with an unidentified powder. Three people who may have come into contact with the letter have been told to remain inside the building, but they do not appear to be suffering from any adverse effects. A hazardous substances unit will analyse the substance. The police should make a statement about the situation thus far at around 12:30 p.m.

                      Original text follows below:

                      The Groninger Internet Courant reports that the building, Oude Boteringestraat 42, has been evacuated, and it is unclear how many people were inside the building at the time. The police have not yet released any information about the nature of the package.

                      Jorien Bakker, a spokesperson for the university, said that the package was found at Oude Boteringestraat 42, which is the location of the Groningen Confucius Institute.

                      Oude_Boteringestraat_evacuation

                      Emergency responders, including an explosives specialist, are currently on the scene. This story will be updated as more information is made known. The situation on site was scaled up to a GRIP1 emergency, the lowest level, around 10:30 a.m.

                      Het pand in #Groningen waar het verdachte pakketje is aangetroffen, onderdeel van de RUG, is uit voorzorg ontruimd.

                      — Politie Groningen (@polgroningen) January 10, 2019

                      The faculty of theology and religious studies is also located on the Oude Boteringestraat, as well as the administration building of the university. The Broerplein and the Academy Building are in the immediate vicinity.

                      Photo source: Jelte Stol/GIC

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