It was 8:30 p.m. yesterday, Monday. Drivers could not access the underground parking that exists under Alicante Station Avenue, travelers who had just arrived by train were forced to make a detour to access the TRAM station located under Luceros Square. The Local Police tapes and the presence of municipal agents and the National Police prevented passage in the section that goes from the square to General Lacy Street, and in the adjacent streets.
A briefcase with no apparent owner had appeared in front of the Provincial Council that caught the attention of the private security service that guards the Palace. The State Security Forces took the emergency seriously, so they proceeded to evacuate the existing bars in the area and cordon off the area while the explosive deactivation teams acted.
Official sources have reported today that the notice was received around 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Several National Police personnel arrived at the scene and verified the existence of the abandoned briefcase. They proceeded to evacuate and cordon off the area as a preventive measure, since Spain is currently at Level 4 of Anti-Terrorist Alert.
The Citizen Security staff of the Alicante Provincial Police Station established a double security cordon and notified the Canine Guide Unit, which has dogs specialized in locating and identifying explosives, as well as the agents of the Information Brigade. and the Specialist Technicians in Explosive Ordnance Deactivation (TEDAX).
After arriving at the scene, the canine guides did not detect any explosives, although, for safety reasons, it was decided that the Explosives Technicians would act, who with the help of a robot and special high protection suits analyzed the suspicious object until they verified that it was empty. . Around 10 p.m., normality was restored in the area.
