TV footag­e showed police cordon and fire trucks outsid­e the embass­iesMADRID: A skyscraper housing embassies in Madrid was evacuated on Tuesday after a bomb threat was received by telephone at the Australian embassy there, police spokesperson said. The 57-storey, 235-metre (770-ft) high Torre Espacio, one of four towers located in the Spanish capital’s financial district, also houses the embassies of Britain and Canada. A British embassy spokesperson said its staff had been evacuated around midday (1000 GMT) and were safely outside the building. Apologies for any inconvenience.”The @AusEmbEsp will remain close for the rest of today, Tuesday 16 April, until further notice. Apologies for any inconvenience — Australia in Spain (@AusEmbEsp) April 16, 2019TV footage showed a police cordon and fire trucks outside the building.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2019 13:37 UTC