Criminal police chief Andrejs Sozinovs told the media Wednesday that the man, born in 1981, had previously been under police attention but gave no details as to the possible motivations for the damaging false phone threat he is suspected of having made early Monday. Soon thereafter the State Police posted on its Twitter feed a picture of the kind of bed he will be sleeping on.
Notvērām vīrieti, kurš ziņoja par spridzekli @riga_airport . Tagad viņš gulēs šādā gultā. http://t.co/uk7H8RrK1m pic.twitter.com/tVyzlGznyH
— Valsts policija (@Valsts_policija) April 29, 2015
As reported, the threat shut down RIX and forced the evacuation of all passengers and staff from the terminal building between the hours of 7:00, when the call was received, and 10:00, when the terminal opened up to full service again.
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Posted by Ieva Lolita Libarte on Monday, April 27, 2015
Later Tuesday Transport Minister Anrijs Matīss told LTV news program Panorāma that the airport would have to review its safety and evacuation procedures as it cannot afford to shut down fully for every hoax.
