Massive bomb threat to TU Vienna: Police evacuated building!

Massive bomb threat to TU Vienna: Police evacuated building!

this morning, on June 12, 2025, there was a worrying incident at the Technical University (TU) Vienna. An unknown man threw a suspicious package to the university and called: "It will do boom! Bumm!". This threat led to a quick and comprehensive use of the police, which was on site with a large contingent. The university's security officers immediately alerted the emergency services that specialists and explosive detection dogs used for risk analysis. As meinzirk.at , the man fled in an unknown direction at around 11 a.m.

The police asked the public to avoid the area around the TU in a large scale and blocked several streets in the immediate vicinity. This affected important traffic routes, including Karlsplatz, the pedestrian underpass as well as parts of the Wiedner Hauptstraße and Rilkeplatz. The Viennese lines then changed the operation of various public transport, which led to significant disorders in the transport network. Lines such as the U1, U2 and U4 could not start the Karlsplatz, while the Badner Bahn only ran between Baden and Meidling train station.

evacuation and security measures

against noon, the Vienna University of Technology planned an evacuation of the building. It remained unclear how many people would be affected, as there were still many students and employees in the rooms at that time. At the same time, a pick -up point for children of the adjacent Evangelical School was set up to ensure security here too. Meanwhile, the police carried out extensive security measures to defuse the situation. According to 5min.at , the explosive organs were also in use.

Further investigations indicate that it is recently an increase in bomb threats. And not only in Vienna, but also in other parts of Austria and beyond, such as in Bavaria, investigators speak of a possible international group of perpetrators. As the The press , the motive could be "swatting"-an irresponsible game, in which wrong emergency calls lead to large inserts.

The Directorate State Protection and Message Services (DSN) determines intensively in all directions. In view of over 50 bomb threats in just three days, which mainly affected schools, it is clear that the authorities do everything they can to stabilize the security situation. Even if there are currently no specific hazard instructions, the security forces emphasize that bomb threats must be taken seriously and must be expected with high penalties for the polluters.

The situation at the Vienna University of Technology remains tense and the security authorities will continue to take all necessary measures to do so.