In Vilnius, on Liepkalnis street, traffic was closed in both directions, up to Dunojaus and Pelesas streets, on Tuesday before noon due to the found aerial explosive. Police decided to evacuate people living within a radius of 200 meters from the scene.
"People have already been evicted from social housing. The police have blocked the road, are protecting the area and are waiting for instructions from the deminers," Julia Samorokovskaja, representative of the Vilnius County Chief Police Commissariat, told Elta. What is the number of evacuees and how many more will be evacuated is unknown.
The head of the lighting works in Vilnius reported that an explosive device was found during the excavation work. The explosive is large, lying on the ground, the explosive is currently being excavated.
The Lithuanian army announced on the social network Facebook that, according to preliminary data, at least 100 kilograms of explosives were found at the scene, and the Juozas Vitkaus engineering battalion is inspecting the explosives.
11.26:XNUMX a.m. the "Skydas" plan of security measures was introduced, special services were called to the scene.
