The Dnipro metro station has resumed operation in Kyiv. A mine-like gas mask filter was found in a carriage

The Dnipro metro station has resumed operation in Kyiv. A mine-like gas mask filter was found in a carriage

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October 9 2024, 01:58 PM  •  5721 views

The Dnipro metro station in Kyiv has resumed operations after an incident with an unknown object in a car. Police confirmed that the object was a gas mask filter and not a mine, as previously reported.

The Dnipro subway station in Kyiv has reopened, having been closed due to an incident with an unknown object in a car. Law enforcement officers found out that eyewitnesses confused a gas mask filter with a mine. This was stated in KCSA, reports UNN.

Details

Dnipro metro station is operating as usual. Trains stop on both tracks of the station

- KCSA said. 

It is noted that the incident is being studied and investigated by police officers.

In a conversation with a UNN journalist , the police confirmed that the object found in the subway car was a gas mask filter, not a mine, as eyewitnesses reported. 

Context

Kyiv Telegram channels reported that unknown persons had thrown a "mine" into a subway car. Eyewitnesses said that the car was evacuated, and the authorities warned that the Dnipro metro station was closed for entry and exit. 

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