An unsuccessful joke caused the evacuation of visitors to the Crystal shopping center in Gomel.
It all started when a resident of the regional center decided to play a joke on a friend and hid his backpack. His actions alerted the security guards of the shopping center.
A joke by a Gomel resident resulted in the evacuation of visitors to a shopping facility, the Gomel Regional Executive Committee Department of Internal Affairs reports .
The incident occurred yesterday at 19:40.
Security guards reported that they used CCTV to spot the man carefully hiding the backpack among other items in the store.
The decision was not long in coming, and soon the shopping centre building was cordoned off and visitors were evacuated.
The specialists who arrived found the backpack and found that there were no dangerous objects in it.
The pranksters themselves were soon discovered, both in a state of alcoholic intoxication – previously convicted residents of Gomel.
The hooligans were detained at their place of residence.
When talking to law enforcement, the 41-year-old man explained his actions as a desire to make fun of his 39-year-old friend.
He couldn't think of anything more interesting than hiding his backpack in the store.
The actions of those who violate the order will be given a legal assessment.
