Schaffhausen Station Suspicious Suitcase Police All-Clear, Digi Mart USA News (Schaffhausen, Switzerland): Police in Schaffhausen received a report at about 5:30 p.m. local time that an unattended suitcase had been attached to a fence near the regional bus stop at the railway station.
Because the item could not be linked to an owner, authorities closed the station area over a wide perimeter.
Rail traffic was also halted for roughly two hours while the operation was underway. Police, the city fire department, the Schaffhausen hospital rescue service, SBB Intervention and the Zurich Forensic Institute all took part in the response.
Authorities said no threat had been received at any time. Investigators are now examining the abandoned object.
In its press statement after the operation, the Schaffhausen police said its work was significantly hindered. According to police, many passersby did not accept the wide cordon established to protect the public and emergency personnel.
Officers were repeatedly subjected to serious verbal and physical attacks during the operation.
