Big screen by a suspicious suitcase that appeared in front of the Cairo bar

An important deployment of mobile and police surprised this afternoon in the center of Rosario, more precisely in the corner of Sarmiento and Santa Fe, in front of the Cairo bar, by the appearance of an abandoned suitcase . Finally, the staff of the Explosives Brigade confirmed that it was a false alarm.

As a precaution, the city's traditional trading facilities have been evicted.

The pink suitcase was on Sarmiento Street, between the newsstand and an EPE board, on the sidewalk of the bank.

On the occasion of the mysterious suitcase, the police deployed a large operation that included several vans, mobile police and motorized personnel, while men in uniform closed a large area to prevent their progression into this zone.

A few minutes after four o'clock and almost two o'clock, the traffic of vehicles and the passing of passers by Sarmiento and Santa Fe between Cordoba, San Martín, San Lorenzo and Miter were interrupted within a radius of about one hundred meters.

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The "mysterious" suitcase that has attracted the attention of police authorities.

"I was neither at 12 nor at 13," said one of the security guards at the Cairo Bar, who was alerted by his colleagues.

Finally, at 1815, police allowed vehicles and pedestrians to enter their homes and stores.

"He called 911 around 4:15 pm and the Motorized staff, who were patrolling, noticed the presence of a travel bag lying on the sidewalk of Sarmiento Street, in a suspicious attitude and that no one claims to have. the protocol and did the corresponding street cuts, and we secured the area, "he said. The capital María Soledad Giménez, chief of the explosives brigade.

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The Explosives Brigade has already checked the bag and disabled the danger.

Photo: Leo Vincenti / The capital

"And after scanning the item, we have an X-ray device that allows us to see what's inside and gives us peace of mind for the The analysis showed that the suitcase was empty and presented no danger, and we corroborate it as soon as we open it that it had nothing, "explained the procedure. which caused shock and curiosity among the people who toured the area and witnessed the result.