Bomb alert this Monday April 25 in the courts of Champ-Fleuri, Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre. They were evacuated and the hearings suspended. An anonymous call to the police indicated that explosive devices were being planted in the air ducts. But no device was discovered in Saint-Pierre.
The Saint-Denis Public Prosecutor’s Office, following the bomb threats made this morning in the Champ-Fleuri court in Saint-Denis and on Monday 25 April
In a press release sent out early in the afternoon, the prosecutor and the president of the Saint-Pierre court point out that no explosive device was finally found.
The hearings can therefore resume, but access to the palace will be restricted to those summoned. Operations to remove doubts have also been completed on Champ Fleuri’s side. It was indeed a false alarm.
Bomb alert at the court of Champ-Fleuri in Saint-Denis this Monday April 25. • ©see you on 1
At 9am this morning, a man reportedly called police anonymously to say explosive devices had been planted in the air ducts of both courthouses.
According to the same man, the installation of these machines would have taken place between the two rounds of the presidential elections.
According to him, the two devices should explode this Monday evening at 9 p.m. The man claims to be part of a local anti-passport and anti-vax movement. According to our information, he is said to have used a telephone with a prepaid card for his call.
After being alerted, the police informed the President of the Court of Saint-Pierre, who then confiscated a megaphone to order the general evacuation of the courtrooms.
A bomb threat this Monday, April 25, in the Champ-Fleuri courthouse in Saint-Denis • ©Géraldine Blandin
The warnings were quickly taken seriously in both courts. All inside the courts have been evacuated and are currently in the parking lots outside. All hearings are suspended.
Check out the details in Saint-Pierre:
Bomb alert: Two courts targeted, deminers mobilized
Nédex demining teams are on site, as are elite RAID police officers, firefighters and dog handlers. Significant security measures are in place in Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre. The measures to eliminate doubts are still ongoing in the specialized services.
A bomb threat this Monday, April 25, in the Champ-Fleuri courthouse in Saint-Denis • ©Géraldine Blandin
In a joint press release, the prosecutors of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Denis point out that a judicial investigation “on the grounds of threat of death or dangerous humiliation” has been opened at the Saint-Denis prosecutor’s office. These acts are punishable by five years imprisonment.
The investigation was entrusted to the STPJ, the Saint-Denis criminal police. If the elimination of doubt allows a hazard to be eliminated, the investigation is continued under the condition “the disclosure of false information to simulate dangerous destruction”. These acts are punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to 30,000 euros.